Studio d'Architettura Civile: Gli atlanti di architettura moderna e la diffusione dei modelli romani nell'Europa del Settecento

摘要

The Studio d'Architettura Civile, published in three volumes by Domenico de' Rossi (Rome, 1702-21), is one of the most beautifully produced architecture books of its time. It also constituted an essential reference and source of inspiration for patrons, architects, and amateurs in eighteenth-century Europe as well as comprising a powerful instrument of the promotion of Roman baroque aesthetics and vocabulary. De' Rossi's Studio-a facsimile of which was published in 1972-contains 287 folio plates organized into three vplumes according to three thematic areas: doors and windows; chapels, altars, and tombs; and plans, elevations, and cross sections of both sacred and secular buildings. Roman buildings largely dominate the plates of the Studio, but some Florentine and Neapolitan examples are also included.