Andrea Palladio 1508-1580: The Portico and the Farmyard
London: Arts Council, 1975. Item #014629
Catalog for the massive 1975 exhbition of the work and life of Andrea Palladio. Sections of the exhibition include his relationship to Vicenza and Venice, life at the villa and the accompanying farms, interiors of the villas, aspects of his life, and his Architectural System. "We have concentrated on the way in which Palladio really worked, to establish the design problems that confronted him, to show literally and metaphorically the relationship between the portico and the farmyard." First edition. 20 cm; 283 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Wear and rubbing to covers; contents clean. A good copy or better in wrappers.
Price: $60.00