Tag: Palaces

January 2, 2024

The Working Method of Andrea Palladio Palaces, Vicenza and the World

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Free Download The Working Method of Andrea Palladio: Palaces, Vicenza and the World by Marco Marino
English | PDF (True) | 2023 | 134 Pages | ISBN : 3031432878 | 9 MB
This book shows through historical data, diagrams and drawings, the design system of an Italian historic center, that of Vicenza, Italy. Vicenza is the result of an urban construction process that has as its model the invention of the Palladian design system. The main argument is how the architectural vision of Andrea Palladio shaped Vincenza to the city it is today. Vicenza is an example of a collective dream, an expression of the best Renaissance artistic culture, a classic example that a city can reform itself through intellectual activity.

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August 17, 2023

The Private Life Of Palaces Fifteen Stories From Five Amazing Palaces

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Free Download The Private Life Of Palaces: Fifteen Stories From Five Amazing Palaces By Humphrys, Julian;Souden, David(Editor);Murphy, Clare(Editor)
2009 | 79 Pages | ISBN: 1873993072 | PDF | 177 MB
The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington palace, the Banqueting House, Kew Palace. Five of the greatest palaces ever built. Homes, power bases and centres of intrigue, their story is the nation’s story. But behind the scenes are all sorts of less familiar tales – intimate, unexpected and poignant – featuring an extraordinary cast of characters who each played their part. This book presents fifteen of those stories, excitingly told and beautifully illustrated. For anyone fascinated by history – of both kings and ordinary people – this is an engrossing read.

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