Click for full-size.
Palladio (Architecture & Society)
by Ackerman, James S
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Berkeley, California, United States
Item Price
NZ$31.72NZ$23.79
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. Unmarked text. Rubbed cover. First full account of Palladio's career. Investigates the reasons for his enormous and enduring success. 195p. Index. Bibliographical notes. Illustrated. Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) was an Italian architect and is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture.
Synopsis
James S. Ackerman , Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus at Harvard University and a Fellow and former Trustee of the American Academy in Rome, was born in San Francisco in 1919 and studied at Yale and New York University. He is a former editor of the Art Bulletin , a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a corresponding member of the British Academy, the Accademia Olimpica (Vicenza), the Ateneo Veneto and the Royal Academy of Uppsala. He gave the Slade Lectures at Cambridge in 1969-70. Professor Ackerman has lived several years in Italy, beginning with service during the last war, and is the author of many studies on Italian architecture, including The Cortile del Belvedere (1954), a history of the Renaissance portion of the Vatican Palace, and The Architecture of Michelangelo (1961), which received the Charles Rufus Morey Award of the College Art Association of America and the Alice David Hitchcock Award of the Society of Architectural Historians. Recently, he has published The Villa: Form and Ideology of Country Houses (1990); a volume of collected essays, Distance Points , is in press. He is co-author of a volume on historical practice and theory, Art and Archaeology (1963). He has conceived an narrated the films Looking for Renaissance Rome (1975, with Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt) and Palladio the Architet and His Influence in America (1980).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Diatrope Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27726
- Title
- Palladio (Architecture & Society)
- Author
- Ackerman, James S
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Date Published
- 1967
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Italian Architecture, Venetian Art, Palladian Villas, Italian Art, Plaazzo Chiericati, Palazzo Iseppo Porto, Palazzo Antonini, Urban Studies, City Planning, European Architecture, European Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
Diatrope Books
All books are returnable for a full refund if the book does not match the posted description. A full refund includes the purchase price and all shipping charges.Returns initiated by the buyer are eligible for a partial return for thirty days. Please keep in mind that the buyer is responsible for shipping fees for the return as well as the shipment costs paid to fulfill the order. Upon receipt by Diatrope Books the refund will be issued ONLY if the book is received in the condition it was sent.
About the Seller
Diatrope Books
Biblio member since 2005
Berkeley, California
About Diatrope Books
Diatrope sells used books, with an emphasis on art, science and technology
This Book’s Categories
Collecting the Harlem Renaissance
One of the most influential - and certainly most iconic - cultural revolutions in American history, the Harlem Renaissance offers a compelling repertoire for both seasoned and novice book collectors. We’ve put together a beautiful gallery of high points to help start your collection here.
Collecting Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards
Exchanging Valentines can be an awkward process, especially when you consider “Vinegar Valentines” and other snarky sentiments - whatever your tastes, enjoy the sweet and sour cards alike in this gallery!
