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PALLADIO, Andrea (1518-1580). I quattro libri dell' architettura. Venice: Domenico de' Franceschi, 1570.
4 parts in one volume, 2o (301 x 210 mm). Title and three section-titles each within woodcut architectural border, printer's device above colophon, 221 woodcut illustrations some of which full- or double-page, by Giovanni and Cristoforo Chrieger, Cristoforo Coriolano and others, after Andrea Palladio. (Some pale staining, kk3 with short marginal tear.) Contemporary Italian limp vellum. Provenance: Sylvester Carnicelli (owner's inscription on title); acquired from John Fleming, 1962.
FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of one of the most influental books on architecture. "Palladio's lasting influence on architectural style in many parts of the world was exercised less through his actual buildings than through his textbook. This is divided into four sections: orders and elementary problems, domestic building, public building and town planning and temples. Palladio's style was directly inspired by Roman classical models through the writings of Vitruvius and Alberti" (PMM). Palladio's influence in the United States can be seen in Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and his designs for the University of Virginia, numerous governmental buildings and mansions. Adams P-101; Berlin Kat. 2592; Brunet IV: 320; Cicognara 594; Fowler 212; Mortimer Italian 352; Millard Italian 65; PMM 92.
4 parts in one volume, 2o (301 x 210 mm). Title and three section-titles each within woodcut architectural border, printer's device above colophon, 221 woodcut illustrations some of which full- or double-page, by Giovanni and Cristoforo Chrieger, Cristoforo Coriolano and others, after Andrea Palladio. (Some pale staining, kk3 with short marginal tear.) Contemporary Italian limp vellum. Provenance: Sylvester Carnicelli (owner's inscription on title); acquired from John Fleming, 1962.
FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of one of the most influental books on architecture. "Palladio's lasting influence on architectural style in many parts of the world was exercised less through his actual buildings than through his textbook. This is divided into four sections: orders and elementary problems, domestic building, public building and town planning and temples. Palladio's style was directly inspired by Roman classical models through the writings of Vitruvius and Alberti" (PMM). Palladio's influence in the United States can be seen in Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and his designs for the University of Virginia, numerous governmental buildings and mansions. Adams P-101; Berlin Kat. 2592; Brunet IV: 320; Cicognara 594; Fowler 212; Mortimer Italian 352; Millard Italian 65; PMM 92.