A 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 country houses and public buildings. Published between 1715 and 1725 in a three-folio set, the "Vitruvius Britannicus"documents in...
A consortium of British architects and their patrons rebelled against the early eighteenth century's Baroque excesses and turned instead toward the Re...
