Paul Letarouilly's three-volume masterpiece, Edifices de Rome moderne, "Buildings of Modern Rome," first printed in 1840, has been hailed as the most beautiful book on Renaissance architecture ever published. Letarouilly devoted thirty-five years to the task of compiling this collection of 354 plates showing plans, sections, and elevations, as well as perspectives and large-scale details of the most important buildings in Renaissance Rome. The precision, clarity, and scrupulous attention to detail that Letarouilly demanded of his engravers raised the standard of nineteenth-century etching and ensured the book's enduring position as a classic of its genre. The rendering techniques used are superb and the execution perfect. Letarouilly believed that studying the past awakens one's imagination and sparks new ideas and inspiration. Given the significance of classicism as a foundation of contemporary architecture, Letarouilly's Edifices de Rome moderne is one of the most important and sought-after books needed to complete any architectural library. This is the first paperback edition of Letarouilly's classic work for the student of architecture, making this essential volume more accessible than ever.
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French architect Paul Letarouilly (1795-1855) was unequaled in his observational ability and impeccable drawing skills. He devoted many years of his life-living in austerity and refusing paying commissions-to compile and draw the intricate details and decorative elements of the most breathtaking buildings in Italy's Vatican City, including St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Pontifical Palace, the Museo Pio Clementino, and the Villa Pia.
Paul Letarouilly's masterpiece, Edifices de Rome Moderne, has been hailed as the most beautiful book on Renaissance architecture ever published. Letarouilly (1795 - 1855) devoted thirty-five years to drawing the plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and large-scale details of gardens, convents, palaces, and churches of Renaissance Rome. His keen observational ability and immaculate drawing skills make this work an indispensable sourcebook. In many cases his etchings remain the only measured plans or elevations available; he also recorded buildings destroyed by later demolitions. Our 1982 reprint of Edifices de Rome Moderne has been recognized as a classic in its own right: razor-sharp reproductions of the original plates in a usable format. Now we're delighted to offer the Edifices in an even-easier-to-use size, and in a sewn paperback binding to make it an a ordable cornerstone of any architecture student's library.
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Librería: Mercantile Books, Columbus, OH, Estados Unidos de America
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