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The Four Books on Architecture by Andrea Palladio Quatro Libri The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical architects, the term Palladian stands for a vocabulary of architectural forms embodying perfection and beauty.

discussed in biography

• In Andrea Palladio: Visits to Rome and work in Vicenza

  …building, Palladio in 1570 published I quattro libri dell’architettura. This work was a summary of his studies of classical architecture. He used a number of his own designs to exemplify the principles of Roman design. The first book contains studies of materials, the classical orders, and decorative ornaments; the second,…

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influence on Palladianism

• In Palladianism

  …English translation of Palladio’s treatise I quattro libri dell’architettura (1570; Four Books of Architecture) and the first volume of Colen Campbell’s Vitruvius Britannicus (1715), a folio of 100 engravings of contemporary “classical” buildings in Britain (two more volumes followed in 1717 and 1725), the designs of which had enormous influence… Torrent professional rapper.

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