![]() ![]() ![]() Consequently, he is probably the best-known architect in the Western world. His name is identified with the architectural movement named after him, Palladianism, which emanated from northern Italy and grew in popularity across Europe through the 16th and 17th centuries, and extended to America. The following is excerpted from a commentary by architectural historian Robert Tavernor, which is part of Octavo's publication.Īndrea Palladio (1508-80) was a very successful architect who designed many sumptuous buildings in Venice and the Veneto during the Italian Renaissance. ![]() Octavo, a publisher of rare books in digital formats, has recently issued a CD-ROM reproduction of a first edition of this classic of architectural literature. ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Palladio's Four Books on Architecture - 2000.0719Įditor's Note: In the 16th century, the great architect Andrea Palladio wrote "I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura." The influence of "The Four Books on Architecture" is still felt by professionals four centuries later. ![]()
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