Hersey, George L.; Freedman, Richard:Possible Palladian Villas: (Plus a Few Instructively Impossible Ones)
- signiertes Exemplar 2014, ISBN: 9780262082105
Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe, Erstausgabe
Venezia: Marsilio, 2011. Paperback. VG (Wraps are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.). Pictorial stiff wraps with red and black lettering and French … Mehr…
Venezia: Marsilio, 2011. Paperback. VG (Wraps are lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.). Pictorial stiff wraps with red and black lettering and French flaps; xv, 179 pages. Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Issued in connection with an exhibition held Apr. 2-Aug. 1, 2010, Morgan Library & Museum, New York, Jan. 27-May 1, 2011, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, and Sept. 29-Dec. 31, 2011, Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. This catalogue of the Palladio and His Legacy exhibition, centred on original drawings and books by the most significant and influential architect in the western world, Andrea Palladio (1508-80), examines his personal development and architecture, his influence on others achieved through his I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, the subsequent dissemination of his teachings through translations and pattern books in Britain and America, and the influence of Palladianism on architecture in the New World. The promulgation of Palladian principles resulted in new and original interpretations that took firm hold in America, influencing both grand formal buildings and smaller utilitarian structures. The drawings are supported by numerous architectural models. Three large examples--the Pantheon, Villa Rotunda, and Jefferson's unrealized design for the White House--programmatically illustrate the journey from Rome to America. Smaller models along with rare architectural texts and pattern books, through which Palladio's ideas were primarily transmitted, reinforce the themes of the book., Marsilio, 2011, 3, New York, NY: Rizzoli, 1999. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, pale soiling to fore-edge, publisher stamp to front free endpaper, faint sunning to spine and rear board, light sunning to rear DJ, exceedingly mild rubbing to DJ corners, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ./near fine. Large quarto in blue-brown DJ, white spine, color illus to front DJ, 226 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), 29 cm. Depicts the villas designed by Andrea Palladio, along with later buildings inspired by his influence. Contents: [Pt. 1] Classical sources -- Forum, Rome -- Pantheon, Rome -- [Pt. 2] Introduction -- Palladio and the Palladians -- [Pt. 3] Palladio's vision -- Villa Emo, Franzolo -- Villa Barbaro, Maser -- Villa Foscari, Malcontenta -- Villa Pisani, Bagnolo di Lonigo -- Villa Rotonda, Vicenza -- Villa Pisani, Montagnana -- Villa Cornaro, Piombino Dese -- [Pt. 4] Palladio's influence -- Casino of Pius IV, Rome -- La Rocca Pisani, Lonigo -- Château d'Anet, Dreux -- Abbot's Palace, Royaumont, near Paris -- Salt Works, Arc et Senans -- Château Moncley, Besançon -- Château de Tanlay -- Wilton House, Wiltshire -- Chiswick House, Middlesex -- Mereworth Castle, Kent -- Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, London -- Prinz-Karl-Palais, Munich -- Rotunda, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- Europe., Rizzoli, 1999, 4, New York, NY: The Free Press, 2001. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [12], 303, [5] p. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The dramatic, untold story of how two generations of an American family fought to save one of our nation's greatest treasures--Thomas Jefferson's elegant mansion Monticello. From Wikipedia: "Marc Leepson (born June 20, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American journalist, historian, and author. His books include What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life (Palgave Macmillan, 2014; Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011); Desperate Engagement: How a Little Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C. and Changed American History (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007); Flag: An American Biography (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2005); Saving Monticello (Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 2001, hardcover; University of Virginia Press, 2003, paperback); and Webster's New World Dictionary of the Vietnam War(Macmillan, 1998). Leepson was educated at Hillside High School in Hillside, New Jersey (Class of 1963) and George Washington University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1967 and his Master's degree in European History in 1971. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1967 and served for two years, including a year (December 1967-December 1968) in the Vietnam War with the 527th Personnel Service Company in Qui Nhon. He received his honorable discharge in 1969. Leepson was a staff writer at Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C. from 1976 to 1986. He has been a full-time freelance writer since 1986. He is Senior Writer, Arts Editor and columnist for The VVA Veteran, the magazine published by Vietnam Veterans of America since 1986. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, and Smithsonian, Preservation, and Military History magazines. He has been interviewed many times on radio and television, including on The Today Show, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, PBS-TV's History Detectives, All Things Considered, Talk of the Nation, Studio 360, To The Point, Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm Show, The BBC Newshour, Russian Channel 1 TV (RTV), Irish Radio, and CBC (Canada). Since the early 1990s he has been active in many non-profit groups. That includes board memberships on the Middleburg (Virginia) Library Advisory Board (President and Vice President), the Loudoun County (Virginia) Library Board of Trustees, the Library of Virginia Foundation (Treasurer), the Virginia State Library Board, the Friends of Thomas Balch Library, the YMCA of Loudoun County (Virginia), the Goose Creek Association (Secretary), and the Mosby Heritage Area Association (Secretary, Vice President, President). He teaches U.S. history at Lord Fairfax Community College in Warrenton, Virginia. In 2013, he was elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Biographers International Organization (BIO)." From Wikipedia: "Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who, after inheriting quite a large amount of land from his father, started building Monticello when he was 26 years old. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, in the Piedmont region, the plantation was originally 5, 000 acres (2, 000 ha), with extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, with labor by slaves. What started as a mainly tobacco plantation switched over to a wheat plantation later in Jefferson's life. The house, which Jefferson designed, was based on the neoclassical principles described in the books of the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. He reworked it through much of his presidency to include design elements popular in late 18th-century Europe. It contains many of his own design solutions. The house is situated on the summit of an 850-foot (260 m)-high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap. Its name comes from the., The Free Press, 2001, 3, New York, NY: The Free Press, 2001. First edition. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. [12], 303, [5] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Signed by author on title page. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, who, after inheriting quite a large amount of land from his father, started building Monticello when he was 26 years old. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, the plantation was originally 5, 000 acres, with extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops. What started as a mainly tobacco switched over to a wheat plantation later in Jefferson's life. The house, which Jefferson designed, was based on the neoclassical principles described in the books of the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. He reworked it through much of his presidency to include design elements popular in late 18th-century Europe. It contains many of his own design solutions. The house is situated on the summit of an 850-foot high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap. The dramatic, untold story of how two generations of an American family fought to save one of our nation's greatest treasures--Thomas Jefferson's elegant mansion Monticello. From Wikipedia: "Marc Leepson (born June 20, 1945) is an American journalist, historian, and author. His books include What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life; Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General; Flag: An American Biography; and Saving Monticello. Leepson attended George Washington University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1967 and his Master's degree in 1971. Leepson was a staff writer at Congressional Quarterly in Washington, D.C. from 1976 to 1986. He has been a full-time freelance writer since 1986. He is Senior Writer and columnist for The VVA Veteran, the magazine published by Vietnam Veterans of America. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers., The Free Press, 2001, 3, Salt Lake City, Utah : Wyrick, 2007, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 192 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.; ISBN: 0941711854; 9780941711852; LCCN: 2006-927987 ; OCLC: 82364748 ; LC: SB472.45; Dewey: 712 ; stiff boards with color photographic dustjacket ; "The most important ingredients of a powerful landscape are usually not plants, flowers, buildings, or trees. The key to success lies in the basic tools of visual art: the four art elements (line, color, form, and texture) and the broader principles of design such as proportion, scale, and focalization. All gardens that have stood the test of time convey the power these tools hold over the human imagination. Crafting a four-part master plan depends on their skillful application-a lifelong pursuit. The following is a small taste of what these tools are and how they work on the land." ; renowned landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the "Four-Part Master Plan" -- a unique method they've perfected over the past two-and-a-half decades of creating award-winning gardens and yards for clients. ; Illustrations of historic gardens from around the world that inspired to the authors are included as well as before and after examples of the authors' award-winning work. ; Hugh attended The University of Georgia and graduated in 1973. Mary Palmer, also trained as a landscape architect achieved Masters in the field from Louisiana State University (1981) and enjoyed a degree in Botany from The University of Tennessee (1976). She was Botanist and Education Director at Cheekwood, The Tennessee Fine Arts and Botanical Garden in the late seventies.. ; FINE/FINE., Salt Lake City, Utah : Wyrick, 2007, 2007, 5, Turin: Giulio Einaudi, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Illustrated with photographs. In Italian. "Cookies and cream" cloth cover with neat, white architectural layout painted in top corner. White lettering on black cloth plate on spine. White glossy dust jacket with image of rotunda on front. Black end-pages. 414 pp, including a timeline of the architect's life and indeces of names, works, and illustrations. Light wear to edges of dust jacket, and light chipping at head and tail dust jacket spine. The book itself is in near fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied., Giulio Einaudi, 1961, 3.5, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2008. The dust jacket is rather worn with a short tear in the front panel. Although the sixteenth-century Italian master-architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) designed many classically inspired buildings – among them a number of town palaces and other buildings in Vicenza, a series of villas in the Vicentine countryside, and three Venetian churches – his reputation was principally made by his Quattro Libri dell’Architettura (1570). The work remained influential for many years after its publication, and was eventually to lead to a revival of Palladian style in northern Europe and elsewhere two centuries later. Published to celebrate the quincentenary of his birth, this lavishly produced volume presents Palladio’s buildings in stunning photographs, revealing his ability to turn every project into a masterpiece of architectural form. Essays by leading authorities examine his life and achievement, and assess the enormous influence his work was to have on future generations of architects.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Royal Academy of Arts, 2008, 2.75, Charlottesville: Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 256 pages. Preface by Michael Kammen. Illustrations. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Cover has slight wear. This is one of the Monticello Monograph Series. Each year more than a half-million people from around the world visit Monticello, but few realize that Thomas Jefferson's house was also home to the family of U.S. Navy Captain Uriah P. Levy and his nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy, a United States Congressman. Even fewer realize that without the Levy family's stewardship, there might not be a Monticello to visit. Although the Levys literally saved Monticello from ruin--not once, but twice--in the nineteenth century, and owned the property longer than Jefferson, the family's contributions to preserving Jefferson's home have been largely ignored or minimized. Urofsky is Professor of Law & Public Policy and Professor Emeritus of History at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Before joining VCU as chair of the History Department in 1974, he taught at the Ohio State University (1964-1967) and the State University of New York at Albany (1967-1974). He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Among the more than 50 books he has either written or edited are seven volumes of the Letters of Louis D. Brandeis (with David W. Levy); American Zionism from Herzl to the Holocaust; A Voice that Spoke for Justice: The Life and Times of Stephen S. Wise; A March of Liberty: American Constitutional History; A Conflict of Rights: The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action; Money and Speech: The Supreme Court and Campaign Finance Reform; and Louis D. Brandeis: A Life; with Paul Finkelman. Uriah Phillips Levy (April 22, 1792 - March 26, 1862) was a naval officer, real estate investor, and philanthropist. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and the first Jewish Commodore of the United States Navy. He was instrumental in helping to end the Navy's practice of flogging, and during his half-century-long service prevailed against the anti-Semitism he faced among some of his fellow naval officers. An admirer of Thomas Jefferson, Levy purchased and began the restoration of Monticello in the 1830s; he also commissioned and donated a statue of Jefferson that is now located in the Capitol Rotunda; it is the only privately commissioned artwork in the Capitol. Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father. Located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, the plantation was originally 5,000 acres, with Jefferson using slaves for extensive cultivation of tobacco and mixed crops, later shifting from tobacco cultivation to wheat in response to changing markets. Due to its architectural and historic significance, the property has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Jefferson designed the main house using neoclassical design principles described by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and reworking the design through much of his presidency to include design elements popular in late 18th-century Europe and integrating numerous of his own design solutions. Situated on the summit of an 850-foot (260 m)-high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap, the name Monticello derives from the Italian for "little mount". After Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, his only official surviving daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, inherited Monticello. The estate was encumbered with debt and Martha Randolph had financial problems in her own family because of her husband's mental illness. In 1831 she sold Monticello to James Turner Barclay who sold it in 1834 to Uriah P. Levy, the first Jewish Commodore in the United States Navy. A fifth-generation American whose family first settled in Savannah, Georgia, Levy greatly admired Jefferson and used his private funds to repair, restore and preserve the house. The Confederate government seized the house as enemy property at the outset of the American Civil War and sold it to Confederate officer Benjamin Franklin Ficklin. Levy's estate recovered the property after the war. Levy's heirs argued over his estate, but their lawsuits were settled in 1879, when Uriah Levy's nephew, Jefferson Monroe Levy, bought out the other heirs for $10,050, and took control of Monticello. Like his uncle, Jefferson Levy commissioned repairs, restoration and preservation of the grounds and house. Together, the Levys preserved Monticello for nearly 100 years. In 1923, a private non-profit organization, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, purchased the house from Jefferson Levy with funds raised by Theodore Fred Kuper and others. Since that time, other restoration has been performed at Monticello. The Foundation operates Monticello and its grounds as a house museum and educational institution. It is the only private home in the United States to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site., Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc, 2001, 3, The MIT Press, 1992 8vo (23.5 x 23.5 cm), X, 188 pp. Publisher's cloth. The villas of Andrea Palladio have been among the most influential buildings in history. Drawing on the architect's original published legacy of forty-odd designs, George Hersey and Richard Freedman reveal the rigorous geometric rules by which Palladio conceived these structures. Where most earlier attempts to analyze the villas are mere lists of numbers and ratios that ignore space distribution, the present rules produce actual designs. Using a computer, the authors test each rule in every possible application, establishing a degree of validity not possible in ad hoc analyses. Progressing from the architect's most obvious to his subtlest ideas, the computer ultimately creates villa plans and facades that are stylistically indistinguishable from those of Palladio himself. Possible Palladian Villas opens the way to similar analyses of other such "paradigmatic" designs, whether Chinese screens, Greek temples, baroque churches, or Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses. In fact a new approach to architectural history emerges: we can study designs that a given master might have produced but did not. Palladio's actual buildings, along with those of his generations of imitators, are set into the context not only of a new theory but of a new type of theory. Along with the Macintosh disk that runs the program, Possible Palladian Villas will fascinate the design community and students of architectural style, symmetry, and geometry. It will fill architectural historians with bracing dismay. George Hersey is Professor of the History of Art at Yale University. Richard Freedman, who designed the computer program, is a product marketer working on MS-DOS at the Microsoft Corporation., The MIT Press, 1992, 6<
