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The four books of Andrea Palladio's architecture: : wherein, after a short treatise of the five orders, those observations that are most necessary in building private houses, streets, bridges, piazzas, xisti and temples are treated of.
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Oversize 1738 Palladio
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
- Standardized Title:
- Quattro libri dell'architettura. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Designs and plans.
- Rome (Italy)--Antiquities--Early works to 1800.
- Rome (Italy).
- Architecture--Orders.
- Architecture, Domestic--Italy--Rome.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.
- Rome (Italy)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Church buildings--Italy--Rome--Designs and plans.
- Church buildings.
- Architecture, Roman.
- Architecture, Greek.
- Genre:
- Subscription lists (Publishing).
- Physical Description:
- [14], 110, [2] p., [205] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 39 cm. (fol.)
- Place of Publication:
- London, : Published by Isaac Ware,, Anno MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]
- Notes:
- At head of title: "Regina virtus".
- Includes index on p. [13]-[14]
- Original edition of Palladio's work issued in 1570 with title: I quattro libri dell architettura.
- Isaac Ware's translation of Palladio's work was later revised by Richard Earl of Burlington; This is the only issue of Ware's translation made from the original Italian ed. of 1570. Cf. Fowler.
- Dedicated to Earl of Burlington whose assistance is acknowledged in the dedication.
- Engraved title page; books 2-4 also with individual engraved title pages reading: The second [-fourth] book of architecture ...
- Title-pages for each book vary according to contents: The second book ... wherein the designs of several houses ordered by him both within and out of the city are contained. And the designs of the antient houses of the Greeks and Latins. The third book ... wherein the ways, bridges, piazzas, basilica's and xisti are treated of. The fourth book ... wherein the antient temples that are in Rome are described and figured, & some others that are in Italy and out of Italy.
- Contains a total of [212] engravings in various foliations, interpolated with text, [205] of which are full page copper plates based on Palladio's designs and engraved by Isaac Ware. Engraved figures in text of Book I are designated as plates I-VII. Eeach book has continuous pagination, but with separately numbered plates.
- The plates are traced and engraved exactly by Isaac Ware from Palladio's original woodcuts. Cf. P. [5].
- Headpiece on p. [3] engraved by P. Fourdrinier, designed by W. Kent.
- Includes index.
- List of subscribers on p. [9]-[11] at front.
- Local Notes:
- Title is held at Carpenters' Hall in the Library of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Access to the books is restricted and available to researchers only by permission requested in advance.
- Carpenters' Company copy inscribed: Robt. Smith his book Phila. Feb. 2: 1754 (Smith was Carpenters' Company member and builder of Carpenters' Hall); copy is missing final leaf; accession number 3335; first recorded in 1827 Carpenters' Company Library Catalogue as Folio 8.
- Cited in:
- Fowler Architectural Collection Catalogue, 229
- ESTC T40073
- OCLC:
- 220906802
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