Gli Ordini Di Architettura Di Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola: Accresciuti Di Altre Interessanti Tavole Ed Ombreggiati Secondo Il Recente Metodo De Licei

Giacomo Barozzi Da Vignola

Published by Milano: Fratelli Vallardi, 1810

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Milano: Fratelli Vallardi. 30 leaves, xxxix leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. 12mo. Italian. Leather bound. Fully bound in contemporary brown leather with gilt tooling around edges of front board. Gilt lettering and decorative flourishes on spine. Tight binding and solid boards. Original binding. Minimal shelf wear. Minor scuffing to spine ends. Slight rubbing to boards with minimal loss. Minor rubbing to spine. Teal marbled page ends. Minimal discoloration to outer edges of endpapers due to age. Slight cracking at hinges. Interior is clean and unmarked. Text block is good. Print is clear and legible. Profusely illustrated with detailed copper-plate engraved blueprints. Engraved depiction of a bust of Jacoues Barozzi De Vignole adjacent to title page. Further illustrations depict various architectural forms via profile views and cross sections. Giacomo (or Jacopo) Barozzi (or Barocchio) da Vignola (often simply called Vignola) (1 October 1507 - 7 July 1573) was one of the great Italian architects of 16th century Mannerism. His two great masterpieces are the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Jesuits Church of the Gesu in Rome. He is hailed as one of the three architects to have contributed to the spreading of Italian Renaissance architecture throughout Western Europe. His two published books helped formulate the canon of classical architectural style. The earliest, Canon of the five orders of architecture (first published in 1562, probably in Rome), presented Vignolas practical system for constructing columns in the five classical orders (Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite) utilizing proportions which Vignola derived from his own measurements of classical Roman monuments. This relatively modern reprint collects his most significant works and philosophies, and contains, after the volumes introduction, an engraved plate depicting the five columns and detailing their features. This rare and unique volume will make an fine addition to the library of any classical architecture enthusiast. Please feel free to view our pictures of this well-preserved book. Seller Inventory # 1108050010

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gli Ordini Di Architettura Di Giacomo ...

Publisher: Milano: Fratelli Vallardi

Publication Date: 1810

Binding: Leather Bound

Condition: Very Good