Palladio's Venice: Architecture and Society in a Renaissance Republic Tapa dura - 2006

Yale University Press, 2006. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Yale University Press, 2006-06-30. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2005. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 392 pp.: illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. Contents; Foundations -- Palladio and the Venetian book industry -- Venetian patronage -- The state of the patriciate -- Domestic, public, and religious projects -- Compagnia delle calza degli accesi -- The patriarchs -- San Pietro di Castello -- San Francesco della Vigna -- Religious orders -- San Giorgio Maggiore -- Convento della Carita -- Santa Lucia -- La Celestia -- The Venetian state -- Competitions -- Tomb of Doge Alvise Mocenigo -- Projects for the Doge's palace -- Triumphal arch for the entry of Henri III -- Il redentore -- Charitable institutions -- Scuola dei Mercanti -- L'ospedaletto -- Le zitelle -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: Chronology of Palladio's works according to patrons -- Appendix II: Provveditori for the Doge's… Leer más

New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 2006. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 392 pages. A look at the architecture of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. Features text by Tracy E. Cooper. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket that has some sunning to the edges, some light wear and some foxing to the verso. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Celebrated Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) devoted much of his career to the city of Venice. Famous for public buildings he had designed in his native Vicenza and country villas he had built for wealthy patricians there, he arrived in Venice in the mid-1550s confident of establishing a successful new practice. Yet Palladio's Venetian career never matched his lofty expectations. Failing to achieve the position of state architect or to earn the kinds of commissions to which he was accustomed, he found himself working in a category new to his practice: ecclesiastical architecture. It was his stunning churches, however, including San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore, that established Palladio's lasting renown. In this fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, Tracy E. Cooper organizes Palladio's work in Venice according to different types of patrons. She discusses his major monuments as well as… Leer más

Yale University Press, 2006-06-30. First Edition. hardcover. Used:Good.

Yale Univ Pr, 2006. Hardcover. New. 392 pages. 11.75x10.25x1.25 inches.

Yale University Press, 2006 4to (29.5 cm), XII, 392 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Celebrated Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) devoted much of his career to the city of Venice. Famous for public buildings he had designed in his native Vicenza and country villas he had built for wealthy patricians there, he arrived in Venice in the mid- 1550s confident of establishing a successful new practice. Yet Palladio's Venetian career never matched his lofty expectations. Failing to achieve the position of state architect or to earn the kinds of commissions to which he was accustomed, he found himself working in a category new to his practice: ecclesiastical architecture. It was his stunning churches, however, including San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore, that established Palladio's lasting renown. In this fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, Tracy E. Cooper organizes Palladio's work in Venice according to different types of patrons. She discusses his… Leer más