The Palladian Ideal

New York, NY: Rizzoli, 1999. First edition (stated). Large quarto in blue-brown DJ, white spine, color illus to front DJ, 226 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), 29 cm. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, pale soiling to fore-edge, publisher stamp to front free endpaper, faint sunning to spine and rear board, light sunning to rear DJ, exceedingly mild rubbing to DJ corners, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ. in near fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 0847821587

Depicts the villas designed by Andrea Palladio, along with later buildings inspired by his influence. Contents: [Pt. 1] Classical sources -- Forum, Rome -- Pantheon, Rome -- [Pt. 2] Introduction -- Palladio and the Palladians -- [Pt. 3] Palladio's vision -- Villa Emo, Franzolo -- Villa Barbaro, Maser -- Villa Foscari, Malcontenta -- Villa Pisani, Bagnolo di Lonigo -- Villa Rotonda, Vicenza -- Villa Pisani, Montagnana -- Villa Cornaro, Piombino Dese -- [Pt. 4] Palladio's influence -- Casino of Pius IV, Rome -- La Rocca Pisani, Lonigo -- Château d'Anet, Dreux -- Abbot's Palace, Royaumont, near Paris -- Salt Works, Arc et Senans -- Château Moncley, Besançon -- Château de Tanlay -- Wilton House, Wiltshire -- Chiswick House, Middlesex -- Mereworth Castle, Kent -- Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, London -- Prinz-Karl-Palais, Munich -- Rotunda, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- Europe.