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Subtitled 'A Journey with the Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio', this
delightful book will appeal to ardent Palladians as much as to those who
are 'meeting' the architect for the first time. Part biography, part
travel journal, the descriptions of what sets Palladian architecture apart
come 'from the horse's mouth' so to speak, as Rybczynski is able to give a
first-hand account of what it is like to live in one of Palladio's villas,
of which seventeen still survive.
Witold Rybczynski adds his own line drawings to those of
the great man himself, discusses the times in which Andrea Palladio lived
and worked and makes a convincing argument for his entitlement to be
considered as the most influential architect of all time.
Apart from the wealth of technical explanation and
description provided by Rybczynski, it must be said that this author is
also an excellent storyteller, bringing the reader closer to Andrea
Palladio and his works in a most entertaining manner.
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