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Abbeville Press [Published Date: 1998]. Hardcover, 320 pp. First (revised) printing. Good in good dust jacket. Blue Paper over Boards with white lettering on spine. Scuffing and nicking to the color along the edges of the covers with some of the color scuffed off. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a few 1" or less nicks and tears and light creasing along edges. light overall scuffing and soiling to jacket as well. Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. Illustrations, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. [From front jacket flap] This comprehensive handbook, tracing the career of the architect who transformed the concept of Western architecture, is the revised paperback edition of Abbeville's acclaimed 1994 large-format publication. Andrea Palladio (1508-1589) was one of the most creative architects the world has ever known; many consider his villas, palaces, and churches the epitome of Renaissance ideals. Though his buildings have often been photographed and numerous specialized studies have been written about his career, never before have Palladio's life and times been brought together in a narrative as incisive as this one. Richly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs as well as period plans and drawings, this volume defines Palladio's remarkable career against the backdrop of the dramatic events and personalities of the age, while the buildings are discussed in terms of their importance in art history.