By Subject > Architecture, Interior Design, Period Style > 15 > Vitruvius Britannicus: The Classic of Eighteenth-Century British Architecture Vitruvius Britannicus: The Classic of Eighteenth-Century British Architecture Author: Colen Campbell Retail Price: $24.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Pages: 288 Dimensions: 9 x 12 ISBN: 0486447995 EAN: 978-0-486-44799-5 This groundbreaking work established Neo-Palladianism as the national style, overthrowing Baroque trends and anointing Inigo Jones as the British Vitruvius. Its 300 illustrations include facades, ground plans, exterior elevations, and perspective views. Handsome and modestly priced, this new edition is an essential complement to any design library. Reprint of Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect, London, 1715-1725. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. Georgian Architectural Designs and Details: The Classic 1757 Stylebook by Abraham Swan Outstanding designs for homes in Georgian England and colonial America, with floor plans and detailed elevations revealing such aesthetic touches as double staircases, elegant entryways, and spacious galleries. 125 illustrations. read more $16.95 The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius The most important book ever written on architecture. Early Roman aesthetics, technology, classical orders, site selection, all other aspects. Morgan translation. read more $12.95 Form and Design in Classic Architecture by Arthur Stratton Informative, readable text and 100 handsome illustrations profile the relationship of exterior and interior elements in the creation of architectural unity. Dozens of edifices by renowned architects receive detailed, coherent analysis. read more $24.95 Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola John Leeke David Watkin One of history's most published architectural treatises, this Renaissance volume solidified the architectural canon of the past five centuries. It identifies the five orders — Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite — and illustrates them in full-page elevational detail. read more $12.95 The American Builder's Companion by Asher Benjamin The most widely used early 19th century architectural style and source book, this work ranges from the Colonial up into Greek Revival periods. Benjamin covers the extensive development of carpentry and construction techniques. Over 375 figures. read more $18.95 Vitruvius Britannicus: Second Series by John Woolfe J. Badeslade James Gandon J. Rocque This magnificent volume comprises three folios, originally published between 1739 and 1771. More than 100 plates depict facades, ground plans, exterior elevations, and perspective views of grand Neo-Palladian buildings. read more $24.95 Gibbs' Book of Architecture: An Eighteenth-Century Classic by James Gibbs Gibbs's legendary 1728 folio includes perspectives and blueprints for such magnificent commissions as London's St. Martin in the Fields; the Senate House of the University of Cambridge; plus fine drawings of marble cisterns, iron gates, funeral monuments, and more. read more $18.95 The Seven Lamps of Architecture by John Ruskin Classic work by great Victorian expresses his deepest convictions of the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. Authoritative edition includes reproductions of 14 plates of Ruskin's architectural drawings. read more $14.95