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Suggestions for a Palladian Bookshelf
Six basic books
Andrea Palladio; translated and annotated by Robert Tavernor and
Richard Schofield
The Four Books on Architecture
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1997. ISBN 0-262-16162-1 (hardbound);
0-262-66133-0 (softbound).
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The
authoritative English translation of Palladio's own I quatto
libri dell'architettura, the most influential book ever
written on architecture. |
Andrea Palladio; edited by Douglas Lewis
The Drawings of Andrea Palladio
New Orleans: Martin & St. Martin, rev. and enlarged
2nd ed., 2000. ISBN 0-932-95821-4.
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The
most complete presentation of Palladio's own drawings.
Published with support from Center for Pallladian Studies
in America, Inc. |
Guido Beltramini and Howard Burns
Palladio
London: Royal Academy Publications, 2008. ISBN 1-905-71124-7.
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Catalogue
for the exhibitions in Vicenza, London, Barcelona and Madrid
celebrating the 500th anniversary of Palladio's birth. |
Bruce Boucher; photographs by Paolo Marton
Andrea Palladio: The Architect in his
Time
New York: Abbeville Press, 2nd ed. 2007. ISBN: 0-789-20938-1.
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An
acclaimed survey of Palladio's career and achievements. |
Tracy Cooper
Palladio's Venice: Architecture and
Society in a Renaissance Republic
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-300-10582-7.
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A
fascinating study of Palladio's career in Venice. |
Robert Tavernor
Palladio and Palladianism
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1991. ISBN 0-500-20242-7
(softbound).
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A
concise, insightful examination of Palladio's work and its
subsequent evolution in England and America. |
Some other
interesting and useful books
James S. Ackerman
Palladio
New York: Penguin Books, 1974. ISBN 0-140-13500-6
(softbound).
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An
examination of Palladio's buildings, principles and influence. |
Mario di Valmarana, editor
Building
by the Book, 3 vols.
Charlottesville: Center for Palladian Studies in
America, Inc., 1984-1990. ISBN 0-8139-1022-6 (v. 1); ISBN 0-8139--1072-2
(v. 2); ISBN 0-8139-1233-4 (v. 3)
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Papers
on American Palladianism presented at conferences of the Center
for Palladian Studies in America, Inc, held in Richmond, Annapolis
and Philadelphia. |
Giovanni Giaconi and Kim Williams
The Villas of Palladio
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003. ISBN
1568983964.
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Attractive
watercolor renderings of Palladio's villa façades,
with commentary and analysis. |
Paul Holberton
Palladio's Villas: Life in the Renaissance
Countryside
London: John Murray, 1990. ISBN 0-719-54782-2.
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An
examination of the villas in their cultural setting. |
Branko Mitrovic
Learning from Palladio
New York: Norton, 2004. ISBN 0-393-73116-2.
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An
excellent analysis of Palladio's relevance for present-day
architecture. |
Branko Mitrovic and Stephen R. Wassell
Andrea Palladio: Villa Cornaro in Piombino
Dese
New York: Acanthus Press, 1997. ISBN 0-926-49436-8.
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Meticulously
measured drawings of Palladio's Villa Cornaro, with commentary
and analysis, offers insights into Palladio's design theory. |
Witold Rybczynski
The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance
Master Andrea Palladio
New York: Scribner, 2002. ISBN 0-743-20586-3
(hardbound); 0-743-20587-1 (softbound).
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A
leisurely, discursive tour of Palladio's surviving villas
in the Veneto. |
Rudolf Wittkower
Palladio and English Palladianism
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1974. ISBN 0-500-85001-1
(hardbound); 0-500-27296-4 (softbound).
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