The Palladian revival : Lord Burlington, his villa and garden at Chiswick

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The Palladian revival : Lord Burlington, his villa and garden at Chiswick

John Harris

Centre Canadien d'Architecture , Published in association with Yale University Press, 1994

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Exhibition catalog

Bibliography: p. [272]-274

Includes index

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Description

In 1726, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, built an addition to his modest country house on the river Thames at Chiswick. The structure was a free standing "villa", which is the subject of this book. The author explores the villa's architectural inspiration and the evolution of its design.

Table of Contents

  • The genesis of the Palladian revial
  • the amateur architects of the Palladian revival - Lord Burlington's career
  • the catalogue 1 - ancestry, education and patronage
  • 2 - the architect earl
  • 3 - the new villa
  • 4 - marriage of the villa and the old house
  • 5 - gardening from the other side of the water to the Exedra
  • 6 - the sequel. Appendices: Jacques Rigaud's drawings of Chiswick
  • Burlington as a collector
  • Burlington collection drawings and prints - a concordance.

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