| Inigo Jones Revised Edition Contributor(s): Summerson, John (Author), Colvin, Howard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0300082444 ISBN-13: 9780300082449 Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Inigo Jones, the first English classical architect, was famous in his own time and was the posthumous sponsor of the Palladian movement of the eighteenth century. This authoritative and elegantly written book, first published in 1966, reassessed Jones's life and career, cleared away the myths of attribution that surround his work, and reassigned to him projects that had disappeared from his oeuvre. Summerson's classic text is enhanced by a new foreword and notes by Howard Colvin, updated bibliography, and improved illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99089465 |
| Series: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.43 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inigo Jones, the first English classical architect, was famous in his own time and was the posthumous sponsor of the Palladian movement of the eighteenth century. This authoritative and elegantly written book, first published in 1966, reassessed Jones's life and career, cleared away the myths of attribution that surround his work, and reassigned to him projects that had disappeared from his oeuvre. Summerson's classic text is enhanced by a new foreword and notes by Howard Colvin, updated bibliography, and improved illustrations. |