Palladio, the Villa and the Landscape

by Gerrit Smienk and Johannes Niemeijer

Andrea Palladio is universally regarded as one of the most important architects of the Re-naissance. He was the first "professional architect" and was strongly influenced by Greek and Roman architecture, particularly by Vitruvius. His treatise "Quattro libri dell'architettura" also earned him worldwide recognition.

Palladio's villas meanwhile are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

This book documents and analyzes ten of Palladio's eighteen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034607121
• ISBN13: 9783034607124
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.6" x 11.7"