Vitruvius Britannicus will appreciate this dual-language edition

will appreciate this dual-language edition

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Vitruvius Britannicus will appreciate this dual-language editionA consortium of British architects and their patrons rebelled against the early eighteenth century's Baroque excesses and turned instead toward the Renaissance works of Andrea Palladio for inspiration. These Neo Palladians guided the course of British architecture toward classical principles, and the Vitruvius Britannicus (British Vitruvius) reflects their vision. A sumptuous collection of magnificent copperplate engravings, it depicts great English