Title The Four Books of Architecture

Published Newburyport : Dover Publications, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (618 pages) Series Dover Architecture ; v. 1 Dover Architecture Contents DOVER BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction to Dover Edition; Dedication; THE NAMES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS.; REFERENCES to such Places of the AUTHOR, where his Terms of Art are by himself best explained, alphabetically disposed.; ERRATA.; ADVERTISEMENT.; THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- TO THE READER.; THE FIRST BOOK OF Andrea Palladio's ARCHITECTURE.; CHAPTER I. -- Of the several particulars that ought to be consider'd and prepar'd before we begin to build.; CHAP. II. -- OF TIMBER.; CHAP. III. -- OF STONES.; CHAP. IV. -- OF SAND CHAP. V. -- Of LIME, and of the method of working it into mortar. CHAP. VI. -- OF METALS.; CHAP. VII. -- Of the qualities of the ground where foundations ought to be laid.; CHAP. VIII. -- Of foundations.; CHAP. IX. -- Of the several sorts of walls.; CHAP. X. -- Of the method observed by the antients in erecting stone edifices.; CHAP. XI. -- Of the diminution of walls, and of their several parts.; CHAP. XII. -- Of the five orders made use of by the antients.; CHAP. XIII. -- Of the swelling and diminution of columns, and of the intercolumniations and pilasters.; CHAP. XIV. -- Of the TUSCAN ORDER CHAP. XV. -- Of the DORICK ORDER. CHAP. XVI. -- Of the IONICK ORDER.; CHAP. XVII. -- Of the CORINTHIAN ORDER.; CHAP. XVIII. -- Of the COMPOSITE ORDER.; CHAP. XIX. -- Of PEDESTALS.; CHAP. XX. -- Of ABUSES.; CHAP. XXI. -- Of the loggia's, entries, halls, rooms, and of their form.; CHAP. XXII. -- Of pavements and cielings.; CHAP. XXIII. -- Of the height of the rooms.; CHAP. XXIV. -- Of the several manners of vaults.; CHAP. XXV. -- Of the dimensions of the doors and windows.; CHAP. XXVI. -- Of the ornaments of doors and windows.; CHAP. XXVII. -- Of CHIMNEYS CHAP. XXVIII. -- Of stairs, and the various kinds of them and of the number and size of the steps.; CHAP. XXIX. -- Of ROOFS.; THE SECOND BOOK OF Andrea Palladio's ARCHITECTURE.; CHAPTER I. -- Of the decorum or conveniency that ought to be observed in private fabrics.; CHAP. II. -- Of the compartment or disposition of rooms, and of other places.; CHAP. III. -- Of the designs of town-houses.; CHAP. IV. -- Of the TUSCAN ATRIO, or porch.; CHAP. V. -- Of the ATRIO with four columns.; CHAP. VI. -- Of the CORINTHIAN ATRIO CHAP. VII. -- Of the ATRIO TESTUGGINATO, and of the private houses of the antient Romans. CHAP. VIII. -- Of the HALLS with four columns.; CHAP. IX. -- Of CORINTHIAN HALLS.; CHAP. X. -- Of EGYPTIAN HALLS.; CHAP. XI. -- Of the PRIVATE HOUSES of the Greeks.; CHAP. XII. -- Of the SITE to be chosen for the fabricks of VILLA'S.; CHAP. XIII. -- Of the compartment or disposition of the VILLA'S.; CHAP. XIV. -- Of the DESIGNS of the country-houses belonging to some noble Venetians.; CHAP. XV. -- Of the DESIGNS of the VILLA's belonging to some gentlemen of the TERRA FIRMA CHAP. XVI. -- Of the VILLA'S of the antients Summary Exemplary reprint of 16th-century classic. Covers classical architectural remains, Renaissance revivals, classical orders, more. 1738 Ware English edition. 216 plates. "". . . a new and splendid edition of what has probably been the most influential book published in the history of architecture since its first appearance in 1570.""--Art in America Notes Print version record SUBJECT Palladio, Andrea. swd Subject Architecture -- Early works to 1800 Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800 Architecture -- Details -- Early works to 1800 Temples -- Italy -- Early works to 1800 Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc. -- Early works to 1800 Architecture, Domestic -- Italy -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800 ARCHITECTURE -- History -- General. Temples Architecture -- Orders Architecture, Domestic Architecture -- Details Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc. Antiquities Architecture Architektur Architekturtheorie Quelle Renaissance Arquitetura (Teoria) SUBJECT Rome -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800 Subject Italy Rome (Empire) Genre/Form Architectural drawings Early works Form Electronic book ISBN 9780486132921 0486132927

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