The Architecture of the Renaissance in Italy - Revised and Enlarged The Historical Architecture Library

Fifth edition: octavo; hardcover, with gilt spine and upper board titling; 316pp., monochrome frontispiece; 90 plates likewise and 50 illustrations. Mild wear; offsetting to endpapers; scattered foxing throughout; toned and spotted text block edges. Blue card dustwrapper with minor chipping at spine extremities and corners; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good to near fine. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. William Anderson' historically important 'Architecture of the Renaissance in Italy' was the first account of the period that was written as a textbook for architectural students. It began as a series of lectures at the Glasgow School of Art and soon became essential for young Royal Institute of British Architecture architects. As both an architect and a teacher Anderson's work was thus pivotal in the acceptance of Italian Renaissance architecture within the profession. This is a revised and enlarged edition under the editorship of Arthur Stratton who also contributes a concluding chapter on the Baroque and later eras of architecture. As a general introduction for students its aim was to provide a background in the study of particular buildings and architects of the period - at the time a singularly progressive subject area.…