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Holberton, Paul

 
9780719547829: Palladio's Villas: Life in the Renaissance Countryside
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0719547822 ISBN 13 : 9780719547829
Editeur : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1990

Synopsis

Palladio became one of the most influential architects in history and his villas are amongst the most beautiful houses ever built. They aimed to express the ideals of reason, humanity and civilization in Renaissance life. In this illustrated book the author explores their special qualities. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Palladio became one of the most influential architects in history and his villas designed in the countryside around Venice are amongst the most beautiful houses ever built. They aimed to express the ideals of reason, humanity and civilization in Renaissance life and to provide practical settings from which the sophisticated merchants or gentry from Vicenzia and Venice could exercise their privileges as landowners and their responsibilities as farmers. In this illustrated book the author explores special qualities of the architecture, provides a guide for visitors, and also sets them among the people, practicalities and beliefs which gave them life.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Palladio became one of the most influential architects in history and his villas designed in the countryside around Venice are amongst the most beautiful houses ever built. They aimed to express the ideals of reason, humanity and civilization in Renaissance life and to provide practical settings from which the sophisticated merchants or gentry from Vicenzia and Venice could exercise their privileges as landowners and their responsibilities as farmers. In this illustrated book the author explores special qualities of the architecture, provides a guide for visitors, and also sets them among the people, practicalities and beliefs which gave them life.

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Éditeur
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0719547822
ISBN 13 
9780719547829
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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