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Guarino Guarini (1624- 1683) was one of the outstanding architects of the late Italian Baroque, whose work in Sicily and Turin was later to be profoundly influential in Austria, southern Germany and Bohemia. This book -- the first about Guarini in English--examines his life and architectural achievements.

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Guarino Guarini (1624-83) was one of the truly great Italian architects of his time. He was inspired by sources as diverse as the styles of Bernini and Borromini, and Islamic and Gothic construction techniques. His writings, as well as his church and palace designs, best known from his work in Turin, were very influential in northern Italy and especially in Germany and Austria. Yet, because he carried what we now call the "Baroque" style to an expressive extreme, many critics of the 18th and 19th centuries found his work almost incomprehensible, and even "demented." It is one of the achievements of our century to have grasped again the power and originality of his work. This book, the first comprehensive study of Guarini's life and work in English, is admirable for its thoroughness, sensitivity, and lucidity of exposition. Meek gives a balanced, knowledgeable assessment of current scholarship, and makes his own contribution to it. The book is beautifully designed, very well illustrated, and a pleasure to read. Its index, bibliography, and annotations meet the requirements of specialists. It belongs in all architectural and art libraries. -D. Posner, New York University