Active in the first century BCE, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote his influential architectural treatise in ten books. It remained the standard manual for architects into the medieval period. The topics which Vitruvius considered essential are diverse, including aspects of design as well as geometry and engineering. In the nineteenth century, the English architect and author Joseph Gwilt (1784 1863) won greater acclaim for the books he published than for the buildings he designed. His most celebrated achievement, The Encyclopaedia of Architecture (1842), is also reissued in this series. Gwilt's one-volume translation of Vitruvius's Latin text was first published in 1826. Supplanting previous versions, this work was long regarded as the standard edition in English. It contains a brief life of Vitruvius as well as an annotated list of previous editions since the fifteenth century. A number of detailed illustrative plates accompany the text."

An architect like his father before him, Joseph Gwilt (1784 1863) is best remembered for his published work. His most celebrated achievement, reissued here in its first edition of 1842, was this hugely popular resource, which went through several further editions. The work draws extensively on French sources, although its success owes much to its accessibility and organisation into three thorough sections. The first looks at the development of architecture, using examples from various countries and regions, with a particular focus on Britain. Architectural theory is then explored with reference to construction, building materials and detailed illustrations. Lastly, Gwilt turns to praxis, looking at rules and styles of architecture and how these have been implemented in public and private buildings. Over 1,000 wood engravings, based on drawings by the author's son, accompany the text. The Architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (1826), Gwilt's English translation, is also reissued in this series."

Sir William Chambers (1722 96), architect and furniture designer, wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal works (comptroller and surveyor-general from 1782). Notably, he remodelled Buckingham House (1762 73) and designed Somerset House (1775 96), but Chambers' reputation rests also on his Treatise on Civil Architecture (1759), which he revised and expanded in 1791 as A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. It is regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical architecture, and remains essential reading. This reissue is of the two-volume edition of 1825, annotated by the architect and writer Joseph Gwilt (1784 1863). Volume 2 focuses on the application of the orders as well as smaller architectural features, including doors, windows, balustrades, chimney-pieces and ceilings.

Sir William Chambers (1722 96), architect and furniture designer, wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal works (comptroller and surveyor-general from 1782). Notably, he remodelled Buckingham House (1762 73) and designed Somerset House (1775 96), but Chambers' reputation rests also on his Treatise on Civil Architecture (1759), which he revised and expanded in 1791 as A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. It is regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical architecture, and remains essential reading. This reissue is of the two-volume edition of 1825, annotated by the architect and writer Joseph Gwilt (1784 1863). Volume 1 contains Gwilt's prefatory material, including an analysis of Grecian architecture's development, followed by Chambers' systematic treatment of the orders of architecture.

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: NOTITIA ARCHITECTONICA ITALIANA. ALBARO ANCONA. ALBARO, near GENOA. Novi Church of San Bernardo.?By Francesco di Novi. Alessi Palace for Signor Giustiniani.?By Ga- leazzo Alessi. ALPIERO. Scamozzi ... A Palace for the Counts da Schio.?By Ot. Ber. Scamozzi. ANCONA. Margaritone Palace de' Governatori. Church San Ciriaco.?By Margaritone of Arezzo. Sanoallo . . . Fortress.?By Antonio Sangallo. Tibaldi .... The famous Loggia.?By Domenico Ti- baldi. Vanvitelli . . The Pentagonal Lazzaretto. The Pier. Designs for the Chapel delle Reliquie in S. Ciriaco. ? Rebuilding the Church del Gesu. S. Agostino. - Casa degli Esercizj Spiritu- ali.?By Luigi Vanvitelli. AQUILA. Amatrice . . . The Church S. Bernardino, facade of.? By Cola dell' Amatrice. Scrivano . . . The new Castle built by order of Charles V. 1534.?By Pirro Luigi Scrivano, a knight of Malta. Marchiruolo Public Palace, either built or considerably enlarged by Maestro Battista Marchiruolo. f Palace Antonelli, after the terrible earth- Cipriani Da /quake of 1703.?By Ii Cavaliere Sebastiano Norcia . .Cipriani da Norcia, a pupil of Carlo- Fon- -. tana. Accumoli . . . Palace del Marchese Quinzi?By Fen- taha da Accumoli, a pupil of Carlo Fontana. Fuga Church delle Monache di Santa Catering della Ruota.?By Ferdinando Fuga.. ARCUGNANO. Scamozzi ... A House with a handsome Loggia for the FranceschinL?By O. B. Scamozzi. AREZZO. Sangallo . . . The Fortress.?By Antonio di Sangallo. Buono La Casa della Citta, with a Campanile.-? By Buono. Marchione . . The Campanile. The Church della Parocchia.?By Mar- chione, whose birthplace was this town. Maglione .... Church San Domenico.?Designed by Maglione, a scholar of Nicola da Pisa, who be...

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