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Author: Sally Gable Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0307489345 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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“Palladian Days is nothing short of wonderful–part adventure, mystery, history, diary, and even cookbook. The Gables’ lively account captures the excitement of their acquisition and restoration of one of the greatest houses in Italy. Beguiled by Palladio and the town of Piombino Dese, they trace the history of the Villa Cornaro and their absorption of Italian life. Bravo!” –Susan R. Stein, Gilder Curator and Vice President of Museum Programs, MonticelloIn 1552, in the countryside outside Venice, the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio built Villa Cornaro. In 1989, Sally and Carl Gable became its bemused new owners. Called by Town & Country one of the ten most influential buildings in the world, the villa is the centerpiece of the Gables’ enchanting journey into the life of a place that transformed their own. From the villa’s history and its architectural pleasures, to the lives of its former inhabitants, to the charms of the little town that surrounds it, this loving account brings generosity, humor, and a sense of discovery to the story of small-town Italy and its larger national history.
Author: Sally Gable Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0307489345 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
“Palladian Days is nothing short of wonderful–part adventure, mystery, history, diary, and even cookbook. The Gables’ lively account captures the excitement of their acquisition and restoration of one of the greatest houses in Italy. Beguiled by Palladio and the town of Piombino Dese, they trace the history of the Villa Cornaro and their absorption of Italian life. Bravo!” –Susan R. Stein, Gilder Curator and Vice President of Museum Programs, MonticelloIn 1552, in the countryside outside Venice, the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio built Villa Cornaro. In 1989, Sally and Carl Gable became its bemused new owners. Called by Town & Country one of the ten most influential buildings in the world, the villa is the centerpiece of the Gables’ enchanting journey into the life of a place that transformed their own. From the villa’s history and its architectural pleasures, to the lives of its former inhabitants, to the charms of the little town that surrounds it, this loving account brings generosity, humor, and a sense of discovery to the story of small-town Italy and its larger national history.
Author: George L. Hersey Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 9780262082105 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 208
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Drawing on Palladio's original published legacy of approximately 40 designs, the authors attempt to reveal the rigorous geometric rules by which Palladio conceived these structures. Using a computer, they test each rule in every possible application.
Author: John Harris Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 9780300059830 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 314
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In 1726, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, built an addition to his modest country house on the river Thames at Chiswick. The structure was a free standing villa, which is the subject of this book. The author explores the villa's architectural inspiration and the evolution of its design.
Author: Pier Vittorio Aureli Publisher: Riba Publishing ISBN: 9781859466278 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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Palladian Design: the Good, the Bad and the Unexpected provides classic catalogue entries which will expand on individual objects as well as bring new opinions and critical thinking to the subject matter through commissioned essays from a range of disciplines and perspectives
Author: Elizabeth Taylor Publisher: Virago ISBN: 0748131582 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 141
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An amusing, wry homage to Jane Eyre by one of the best novelists of the twentieth century. When newly orphaned Cassandra Dashwood arrives as governess to little Sophy, the scene seems set for the archetypal romance between young girl and austere widowed employer. Strange secrets abound in the ramshackle house. But conventions are subverted in this atmospheric novel: one of its worlds is suffused with classical scholarship and literary romance, but the other is chaotic, quarrelsome and even farcical. Cassandra is to discover that in real life, tragedy, comedy and acute embarrassment are never far apart.
Author: James Shepard Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 142690035X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 265
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Azrah, a renowned scientist has found the knowledge of creating planets and now he seeks to attempt the unthinkable. But, he finds that The World he knew is not what The World was at all. When The Superiors attempt to steal his work, Azrah fights back and The Superiors realize that, this time, they made a serious mistake. Fleeing, Azrah travels to the Interspace and using a stolen spoil from his home planet, Azrah creates a world called Nocturne within the Fold. But this is not enough, he must create something that The Superiors cannot refute. Time is different between the Multiverse and the Fold, and Azrah uses it's advantage to the fullest extent. Four and a half billion years pass for Azrah, but for The Superiors only three thousand years have gone by. But, never-the-less, Azrah has become a true Master, face to face with The Superiors and the people of his world, Azrah creates a galaxy of stars, worlds, and life before their eyes. Yet, he does not denounce The Superiors, cunningly and without harm he traps them as constellations and ensures that everyone knows their story. Should it happen again the people would know what to do
Author: Mabel O. Wilson Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 030024620X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 209
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A compelling reassessment of Thomas Jefferson's architecture that scrutinizes the complex, and sometimes contradictory, meanings of his iconic work Renowned as a politician and statesman, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was also one of the premier architects of the early United States. Adept at reworking Renaissance--particularly Palladian--and Enlightenment ideals to the needs of the new republic, Jefferson completed visionary building projects such as his two homes, Monticello and Poplar Forest; the Capitol building in Richmond; and the University of Virginia campus. Featuring a wealth of archival images, including models, paintings, drawings, and prints, this volume presents compelling essays that engage broad themes of history, ethics, philosophy, classicism, neoclassicism, and social sciences while investigating various aspects of Jefferson's works, design principles, and complex character. In addition to a thorough introduction to Jefferson's career as an architect, the book provides insight into his sources of inspiration and a nuanced take on the contradictions between his ideas about liberty and his embrace of slavery, most poignantly reflected in his plan for the academical village at the University of Virginia, which was carefully designed to keep enslaved workers both invisible and accessible. Thomas Jefferson, Architect offers fresh perspectives on Jefferson's architectural legacy, which has shaped the political and social landscape of the nation and influenced countless American architects since his time.
Author: Guy Vowles Publisher: ISBN: 9781874192497 Category : Languages : en Pages : 132
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The Palladian Way is the brainchild of Cotswold walker Guy Vowles. It was born out of a previous idea for a long distance walk between Oxford and Bath but was extended northwards to Buckingham where the author was educated nearby. The realization that there was a Palladian bridge at Prior Park outside Bath to match the one at Stowe suggested
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