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Author
Viola Zanini Giuseppe (1575-1631).
Publishers
Padova, Francesco Bolzetta, 1629.
Description
Due voll. in uno in - 4ø; 10 cc., 252 pp., 4 cc. (ultima bianca), pp. 253 - 497, 1 c., 93 incisioni xilografiche a piena pagina nel testo. Legatura coeva in tutto cartone alla rustica. Piccolo difetto della carta con mancanza di un angolo bianco a p. 207 - 208, qualche strappo restaurato senza perdite). Ottimo esemplare a pieni margini con barbe. Un piccolo disegno a china al frontespizio, firma di possesso a p. 193 "Nob. Sig. Antonio Borromeo". Prima edizione. Il trattato di architettura di Giuseppe Viola Zanini appartiene ad un genere di letteratura propriamente tecnica e con finalit… pratica che si sviluppa nel '600. A questo genere appartengono i trattati del Branca (Manuale d'architettura, Ascoli, 1629), del Barca (Avvertimenti e regole circa l'architettura civile, Milano, 1620), dell'Osio (Architettura civile, Milano 1641), del Capra (La nuova architettura familiare, Bologna, 1678). "Zanini's treatise is distinguished by its regional focus. Aimed at a local audience, Zanini?s ideas were exemplified through buildings and works of art predominantly drawn from Padua and nearby north Italian cities. Zanini's main contribution is that he provides the first formal discussion of the principles of quadratura ceiling painting, a subject explored in great depth by other XVIIth century authors, such as Agostino Mitelli. This large work is divided into two books. The three sections of the first book deal with the origins of architecture, building materials, and the 'elements' of architecture. The second book is devoted entirely to the five orders of architecture. The third section of the first book concerns the harmony of parts and decoration of buildings, but also the layout of buildings and their orientation, instructions for finding water, wind, and the zodiac among many other subjects." (Millard). "Despite its local focus this book was widely studied outside Italy, and Fr‚art de Chambray and Blondel wrote much on it, remarking the disorder in which the notions were exposed, but also noticing the good doctrine of the author. Inigo Jones is said to have possessed a copy of it. To this list of famous architects having taken advantage from this book the name of Luigi Rossini can now be added." (Kemp). Fowler 446. Raccolta Cappelletti nø 194. Cicognara 687: "Libro ripieno di ottime nozioni in ogni teoria, ed ogni pratica dell'arte". Berlin Katalog 2614. Comolli IV, pp. 160 - 167. Riccardi II, 650. Millard, Italian and Spanish books, pp. 512 - 515. Schlosser Magnino, p. 620. Comolli IV, pp. 160 - 167. Vagnetti EIIIb18.