thirteen colonies press april 1987 (1 results)

Condition: Very Good. square 4to softcover 241pp b/w illus. very good. This book contains text and elevation drawings and ground plans of nearly 400 classical buildings in Europe from 1419 to 1585. it shows the spread of classical architecture outwards from Florence and Rome to and area stretching from Portugal to Moscow, from Wales to Romania, from Scotland to Yuogoslavia, from Denmark to Malta and from Poland to Spain. It examines works by over 160 architects, including the more familiar Brunelleschi, Alberti, Bramante, the San Gallos, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Giulio Romano, Serlio, Palladio, Vignola, Herrera, and De L'Orme, as well as many undeservingly obscure figures, for example the previously unknown Flamish architect Hendrik van Paesschen (or van de Passe) emerges as an astonishing Palladio of the North. In the Appendix are biographical sketches of all the architects and and extensive Illustrated glossary of architectural terms. This book appeals to expert and layman alike and will be particularly helpful to students in art and architectural history courses, as well as to tourists planning visits to parts of Europe.