Palladian Style (Life Style)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714829218 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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'Prettily illustrated, elegant and spacious in layout, Palladian Style is as much for reading as for reference.' (Brian Sewell, Daily Telegraph)
This book explores the emergence of the style in the design of English Palladian villas, such as Marble Hill and Stourhead, and traces its influence on the average home, through the pattern books written by James Gibbs, Robert Morris and their prolific successors Batty Langley and the Halfpenny brothers. Inspired by the proportional classicism of the great Italian architect Andrea Palladio, designers such as Lord Burlington, Colen Campbell and William Kent created a new architectural style: Palladianism. Focusing on the typical Palladian house between 1715 and 1755, the author looks at how Palladian interiors were both decorated and used. He explores the origins, forms and development of the style through an examination of the building materials, fixtures and fittings and colours and coverings of the period, presenting a fascinating and comprehensive picture of the architecture, furnishing and decor of the era. England emerged from the wars of the early eighteenth century as a world power, her colonies and dominions vastly extended. The style was to revolutionize town and country house design throughout Britain and North America during the eighteenth century. During this period, a reaction to the excesses of the Baroque led to the adoption of a new style of architecture and interior
He is the author of Regency Style, Adam Style and Station to Station, all published by Phaidon. Steven Parissien is the Director of Sotheby's Institute, London, and has previously worked for the Georgian Group and English Heritage.
Beautifully illustrated, beautifully written If nothing else this would make one of those fabulous coffee-table books - gorgeous to just to look at and stacked to the gunnels with a huge variety of photographs of interiors, stunning old masters reproduced, and pretty architectural line drawings. However I hope people will get this and read it for more than that for Parissen has done a thorough job on a detailed and thoughtful text .This is the history of the Palladian style, its growth