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Red Angel Press. Andrea Palladio.
Translated by Robert Tavernor & Richard
Schofield.
Bremen, Maine and New York: Red Angel Press,
2008. $750
One of 50 copies, all on Fabriano Artistico
paper, signed and numbered by the artist /
publisher / printer, Ronald Keller. Page size:
17-¼ x 10-¼ inches; [i-v] 14 numbered pages with
colophon printed on verso of page 14 which is a
fold-out. This edition is highlighted with a
paper cast rendering of the Villa Almerico -
Capra which is mounted on the back cover of the
book. The front cover is split in the center of
the book and the pages open both to left and
right. As the pages are turned, the leaves are
trimmed narrower, gradually revealing the cast
paper bas-relief image of the facade of La
Rotonda on the inside back cover. The book is
bound in tan cloth with the title, “PALLADIO”
printed in deeper brown to the left of center.
The title page is printed in brown and black.
The text is set in Bembo and Caslon for the
title. The text is further embellished by two
additional architectural renderings by Palladio.
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) wrote FOUR BOOKS ON
ARCHITECTURE as well as designing some of the
most beautiful buildings in the world.
Considered one of his most beautiful buildings,
the Villa Almerico-Capra is honored in this
book. The text (from FOUR BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE)
is taken from the chapters dealing with the
construction basics of classic architecture -
sand, stone, timber, metals, etc. - and gives
concise analyses of them. Mr. Keller’s paper bas
relief is strong and vibrant - as elegant as the
Veneto countryside.
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