The Palladian ideal

Large quarto in blue-brown DJ, white spine, color illus to front DJ, 226 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), 29 cm. Depicts the villas designed by Andrea Palladio, along with later buildings inspired by his influence. Contents: [Pt. 1] Classical sources -- Forum, Rome -- Pantheon, Rome -- [Pt. 2] Introduction -- Palladio and the Palladians -- [Pt. 3] Palladio's vision -- Villa Emo, Franzolo -- Villa Barbaro, Maser -- Villa Foscari, Malcontenta -- Villa Pisani, Bagnolo di Lonigo -- Villa Rotonda, Vicenza -- Villa Pisani, Montagnana -- Villa Cornaro, Piombino Dese -- [Pt. 4] Palladio's influence -- Casino of Pius IV, Rome -- La Rocca Pisani, Lonigo -- Ch‚teau d'Anet, Dreux -- Abbot's Palace, Royaumont, near Paris -- Salt Works, Arc et Senans -- Ch‚teau Moncley, BesanÁon -- Ch‚teau de Tanlay -- Wilton House, Wiltshire -- Chiswick House, Middlesex -- Mereworth Castle, Kent -- Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, London -- Prinz-Karl-Palais, Munich -- Rotunda, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- Europe.