Vignola on the five orders of architecture, 1763
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Author: da Vignola, Giacomo Barozzi
Title: Regola delli cinque ordini d’Architettura...
Place Published: Rome
Publisher:Saverio Rossi Mercante Libraro
Date Published: 1763
Description:
76, 9 plates, xvi pp. With frontispiece and 50 plates. (8vo) 22x15 cm (8¾x6"), full vellum.
First published the year prior, in 1762, Vignola's esteemed treatise on Baroque architecture. Widely spread throughout Europe until the 19th century, Vignola's treatise is dedicated to the five classical orders of architecture, standardizing a system of understanding and applying these orders with details of their proportions and elements. Vignola was one of the great Italian architects of 16th century Mannerism. He worked with Michelangelo, who greatly influenced his style, and took over Michelangelo's work at St. Peter's Basilica after his death.
Heading:
Author: da Vignola, Giacomo Barozzi
Title: Regola delli cinque ordini d’Architettura...
Place Published: Rome
Publisher:Saverio Rossi Mercante Libraro
Date Published: 1763
Description:
76, 9 plates, xvi pp. With frontispiece and 50 plates. (8vo) 22x15 cm (8¾x6"), full vellum.
First published the year prior, in 1762, Vignola's esteemed treatise on Baroque architecture. Widely spread throughout Europe until the 19th century, Vignola's treatise is dedicated to the five classical orders of architecture, standardizing a system of understanding and applying these orders with details of their proportions and elements. Vignola was one of the great Italian architects of 16th century Mannerism. He worked with Michelangelo, who greatly influenced his style, and took over Michelangelo's work at St. Peter's Basilica after his death.
