Edifices du Rome Moderne: ou Recueil des Palais, Maisons, Eglises, Couvents, et autres Monuments Publics et particuliers les plus remarquables de la ... (Reprint Series) (English and French Edition) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0910413002 ISBN 13: 9780910413008

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997

Synopsis

Paul Letarouilly's masterpiece, Edifices de Rome Moderne, has been hailed as the most beautiful book on Renaissance architecture ever published. Letarouilly devoted 35 years to drawing the plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and large-scale details of gardens, convents, palaces, and churches of Renaissance Rome. His keen observational ability and immaculate drawing skills make this work an indispensable sourcebook. In many cases his etchings remain the only measured plans or elevations available; he also recorded buildings destroyed by later demolitions.

Princeton Architectural Press's Reprint Series was established in 1981 to make rare volumes on architecture available to a wider audience. The books' beautiful reproductions and finest quality printing and binding match those of the originals, while their 9-by-12-inch format makes them accessible and affordable. New introductions bring a modern voice to these classic texts, updating them to become invaluable contemporary resources. These critically acclaimed books are an essential addition to any library.

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Language Notes:

Text: French

From Library Journal:

This edition combines all three volumes published by Letarouilly in France in 1840 and contains 354 plates detailing the most notable buildings in Renaissance Rome. It is more for hardcore architecture collections, although it might be considered for art collections as well.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0910413002
• ISBN 13: 9780910413008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 364
• Editor: Tarouilly Paul Le