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Within this book there is a wealth of visual and mental stimulation to be had, whether you are a serious student of architecture or simply wish to enjoy looking at some of the treasures with which Andrea
Palladio endowed the world almost half a millennium ago.
Palladian Style is not actually about Palladio but details the period spanning four decades of the mid-eighteenth century, when homes on both sides of the
Atlantic were being built and decorated after the style of Palladio.
Parissien introduces us to the movers and shakers of the era and shows how some individuals, who were less than over-endowed with wealth, managed to echo the great palaces and mansions in equally stylish but smaller villas and town houses.
A fascinating insight. Indeed, a sight for sore eyes and an asset to any library.
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