Sebastiano Serlio on architecture. / txt
by Sebastiano Serlio ; translated from the Italian with an introduction and commentary by Vaughan Hart and Peter Hicks.
- v. <1-2> : ill. ; 28 cm. book
Vol. 1 previously published as: The Five books of architecture. New York : Dover, 1982.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Volume 1: Books I-V of 'Tutte L'Opere D'Architettura Et prospetiva' by Sebastiano Serlio -- Book I: On Geometry -- Book II: On Perspective -- Book III: On Antiquities -- Book IV: On the Five Styles of Buildings -- Book V: On Temples -- Commentary -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Appendix One: Serlio's Venetian Copyrights -- Appendix Two: Serlio's Prefatory Letter to the Second and Third Editions of Book IV published in 1540 and 1544 -- Appendix Three: Editions and Translations -- Appendix Four: Maps of Europe and Rome indicating the Monuments described in Books III and IV -- Volume 2: Books VI and VII of 'Tutte L'Opere D'Architettura Et prospetiva' by Sebastiano Serlio -- VI On Habitations (Munich manuscript) -- VII On Situations -- Extraordinary Books -- Castrametation of the Romans (Book VIII) -- The Extraordinary Book of Doors -- Commentary -- Glossary -- bibliography -- Appendix One: Important Additions in the Columbia manuscript of Book VI in comparison with the Munich manuscript -- Appendix Two: Important Additions in the Vienna manuscript of Book VII in comparison with the first published edition (1575) -- Appendix Three: Serlio's unpublished 'verso' outline drawings --
Architecture--Early works to 1800. Architecture--Italy--16th century Architectural design.--Italy--16th century Decoration and ornament, Architectural--History--Italy--16th century