Author: PALLADIO, Andrea.
Title: I quattro libri dell'architettura di Andrea Palladio. Ne' quali, dopo un breve trattato de' cinque ordini, et di quelli avertimenti che sono piu necessari nel fabricare; si tratta delle case private, delle vie, de i ponti, delle piazze, de i xisti, et de' tempii.Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1581. Folio. 4 parts, titles within woodcut border, woodcut illustrations, headpieces and initials, large number of architectural woodcuts, the majority full-page or near full-page, some double-page woodcuts, with blank leaves. Vellum.
Description: 67, [1 blank], 78, [2 blank], 46, [1], [1 blank], 133, [1], [2 blank] pp.This is the first collective edition of a highly influential text on architecture. The work is divided into four books that cover a range of topics, including: the choice of materials, construction techniques, and various architectural orders; a series of architectural projects by Andrea Palladio, including city palaces, villas, and other buildings; the construction of streets, bridges, squares, and basilicas; and surveys of ancient Roman buildings. Palladio is considered a highly influential architect in Western architecture due to his works being valued for their High Renaissance calm and harmony. The elements of Italian Renaissance architecture had already been used by other architects before Palladio, but he refined and innovated upon them to create his own distinctive style.The first book of this text, dedicated to Giacomo Angarano, discusses the selection of materials, construction techniques, and different architectural orders, including the Tuscanic, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. It also includes illustrations of various architectural elements, such as bases, columns, architraves, arches, capitals, entablatures, vaulted ceilings, floors, doors, windows, fireplaces, roofs, and stairs. The second book features a collection of architectural projects by Andrea Palladio, including city palaces, villas (13 of which were completed according to the project and some partially completed or unfinished), and other unaccomplished projects. The third book, dedicated to Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, describes the construction of straight stone-paved streets, wooden and stone bridges, ancient squares built by the Greeks and Romans, and basilicas, including the basilica designed by Vitruvius in Fano and the Palladian Basilica in Vicenza. The fourth book includes surveys of ancient Roman buildings, among them rectangular temples in various locations, a rectangular Roman basilica, and various central temples or basilicas in Rome and nearby areas.Palladio’s lasting influence on architectural style in many parts of the world was exercised less through his actual buildings than through his textbook (Carter, John; Muir, Percy H, Printing and the Mind of Man, 1983, p. 55). Thomas Jefferson, a fan of Palladio, referred to this text as "the Bible" of architecture and used it as a reference when designing his own Monticello residence in a neo-Palladian style. The impact of this text on architectural style around the world is said to be even greater than the influence of Palladio's actual buildings.Good condition, some wear to binding, pages and illustration in very good condition.l Adams P-101, Berlin Kat. 2594, Cicognara 595, EDIT16 23738, Fowler 213, Graesse V, 108, Millard IV 66, Printing and the Mind of Man 92, RIBA 2384, Schlosser 377, USTC 846303 (50 copies), WorldCat 939437982.

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