Constant, Caroline.

The Palladio guide / Caroline Constant.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton Architectural Press, ©1985.

vii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

The buildings of Andrea Palladio have attracted artists through four centuries. This book, the first of its kind, will be useful both as a guide to the Italian Veneto and as a concise reference book on Palladio's architecture. Caroline Constant's introductory biography and essay present a new interpretation of Palladio, and aid in understanding his unique and diverse compositions. The book includes descriptions of the circumstances surrounding each commission, along with photographs and plans of the extant buildings, and reproductions of many of thearchitect's original drawings. For prospective tourists there are maps,addresses and opening hours which make this first guide to Palladio an indispensable handbook. -- from book cover.

091041310X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780910413107 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 142770
Cote: ID:85-B26742
Statut: Disponible

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 142769
Cote: PO13488; ID:85-B26742
Statut: Disponible