Late Baroque & Rococo Architecture

A part of the series History of World Architecture originally published by Electa in Italian in 1971-7 under a general editorship of Pier Luigi Nervi, it was translated to English and published by Abrams in 1971-80 in b & w only, but at 10 x 11 1/4 inches. Subsequently, the series was reedited, shrunk to 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches, and published by Electa / Rizzoli in 1985-9 with a few color photos added including each front cover. In the early 2000's, the series was reissued by Phaidon unchanged except for the front cover photo. It is a pictorial "Ferrari" of history of architecture books. Almost every page contains one or - usually - more than one illustration as photo, plan, section, elevation, axonometric view, etc. of the highest quality. They depict the best examples of topical architecture covering the most significant ones. The text was written by one of the best experts in the field. While relatively concise, it still is comprehensive and complete enough even for students of architecture. (514 black and white illustrations, including 153 diagrams and reconstructions, in the Abrams edition.) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Abrams edition): PREFACE by Pier Luigi Nervi 5 CHAPTER ONE The Age of the Late Baroque and Rococo 9 CHAPTER TWO The Church 93 CHAPTER THREE The Palace 199 CHAPTER FOUR Varieties of Late Baroque Architecture 291 NOTES 359 SYNOPTIC TABLES 369 BIOGRAPHIES 381 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 399 INDEX 401 LIST OF PLATES 409 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS 415 (Rizzoli Edition): Chapter One THE AGE OF THE LATE BAROQUE AND ROCOCO 7 Chapter Two THE CHURCH 53 Chapter Three THE PALACE 120 Chapter Four VARIETIES OF LATE BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE 163 NOTES 200 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 207 INDEX 209 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS 219