Product Description

With Neil Leach and Robert Tavernor

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80794 in Books
• Published on: 1991-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 470 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780262510608
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review


"A new and valuable resource which immediately relegates to the category of a curiosity Rykwert's earlier republication of James Leoni's translation.... Now all those involved with architecture... can listen to Alberti and find that be has much to say that will interest them."
—John Onians, Building Design



"Brilliantly translated... Rykwert and his team have restored the pleasures of Alberti's writing for English readers.... This undoubtedly deserves to become the standard English translation."
—Anthony Hughes, Times Literary Supplement



"This English edition surpasses the earlier one in a number of significant ways.... It will no doubt soon find a place on all architectural reading lists, and deservedly so."
—Paul Davies, Art History

Language Notes
Text: English, Italian (translation)

Customer Reviews

A must have Volume for any Architect or Town Planner.
The Ten Books of Architecture by Alberti, is one of the finest texts for the education of an Architect or Town Planner. Alberti's ideas are studied at almost very Architecture Program in the world. The Ten Books of Architecture describe how to design successfully, and how to design towns that are safe. Alberti expands on the work of Vitruvius. I would recommend this book for anyone who has an intrest in design. The text is very simple to understand. After reading these books, one will have a much clearer understanding of design.

A Renaissance Author with a Sense of Humor
This book is half a millennium old and I think it's easier and more pleasurable to read than most current authors writing about architecture. This is a classic, no doubt about that - but it's not dry and boring like I assumed it would be since it was assigned reading for a class. Alberti's genial personality and sense of humor shine through and enliven this text.