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Title

  • I quattro libri dell'architettura, ne' quali, dopo un breue trattato de' cinque ordini, & di quelli auertimenti, che sono piu necessarii nel fabricare;

Other Title

  • Qvattro libri dell'architettvra

Summary

  • This is the first edition of Palladio and his best known publication, the Four Books on Architecture. Of all the works on architecture this as had the greatest reputation. In it Palladio not only provided a codification of the five orders of architecture, which was widely adopted, but he furnished the first considerable body of measured drawings of ancient buildings, and instituted a new custom by publishing engravings of his works.
  • Palladio was the last of the great classical architects of the Renaissance. In his youth he studied Roman remains, which strongly influenced his architectural style. His proportions were so harmonious and the detail always so apt that buildings designed by Palladio have been considered worthy of study and emulation by a large number of architects ever since his day. Thomas Jefferson is one American architect who was influenced by Palladio.

Names

  • Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
  • Franceschi, Domenico de', active 16th century, printer.
  • Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909, former owner.
  • Martini, Giuseppe, 1870-1944, former owner.
  • Thou, Jacques-Auguste de, 1553-1617, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Venetia, D. de' Franceschi, 1570.

Headings

  • -  Architecture--Early works to 1800
  • -  Rome--Antiquities--Early works to 1800
  • -  Italy--Venice

Notes

  • -  Vols. 2-4 have special title-pages.
  • -  Contemporary gilt vellum. Provenance: J. A. de Thou (with his signature) Robert Hoe, Joseph Martini (with their book-plates)
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 873
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 4 v. in 1. illus., plans. 31 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NA2515 .P25 1570

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 47044047

OCLC Number

  • 1828907

Online Format

  • pdf
  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Palladio, Andrea, Domenico De' Franceschi, Robert Hoe, Giuseppe Martini, Jacques-Auguste De Thou, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. I Quattro Libri Dell'architettura, Ne' Quali, Dopo UN Breue Trattato De' Cinque Ordini, & DI Quelli Auertimenti, Che Sono Piu Necessarii Nel Fabricare. Venetia, D. de' Franceschi, 1570. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/47044047/.

APA citation style:

Palladio, A., Franceschi, D. D., Hoe, R., Martini, G., Thou, J. D. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1570) I Quattro Libri Dell'architettura, Ne' Quali, Dopo UN Breue Trattato De' Cinque Ordini, & DI Quelli Auertimenti, Che Sono Piu Necessarii Nel Fabricare. Venetia, D. de' Franceschi. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/47044047/.

MLA citation style:

Palladio, Andrea, et al. I Quattro Libri Dell'architettura, Ne' Quali, Dopo UN Breue Trattato De' Cinque Ordini, & DI Quelli Auertimenti, Che Sono Piu Necessarii Nel Fabricare. Venetia, D. de' Franceschi, 1570. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/47044047/>.