Palladian style. /

Parissein, Steven

Palladian style. / Steven Parissien. - London : Phaidon Press, c1994. - 240 p. : ill. ; (some col.) 30 cm.

Deals with with the style known as Palladianism,as characterized by "impeccable pedigree streching back through Rennaissance Italy to Ancient Rome and firm rules of proportion ".Examines what Palladian style meant and how it percolated down to the middle -class homes of the period.Contents:The Augustan Age,The Origins of Palladian Style,English Palladianism,The Palladian Villa,The Palladian House,Fixtures and Fittings,Colours and Coverings,Using the House,Revivals,Directory of Designers .Contacts and Sources.

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Architecture
Mansions
Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580