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Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 216 pages. Features text by Catherine Wilkinson-Zerner. Includes numerous black and white illustrations A very good copy in cloth boards with some bumping to the fore edge of the boards and text block and in a very good dust jacket with some edge wear and tears. Still a solid copy.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index. Contents; 1. The making of a royal architect -- 2. Architecture: between science and art -- 3. Measure and design -- 4. Drawings -- 5. Creating a royal style for Philip II's palaces and public buildings -- 6. The appropriation of the Escorial -- 7. The Cathedral of Valladolid and Herrera's legacy -- 8. Building the well-ordered state. Subjects; Herrera, Juan de approximately 1530-1597 Criticism and interpretation. Philip II, King of Spain 1527-1598 Art patronage. Classicism in architecture Spain. 3 Kg.

Juan de Herrera: Architect to Philip II of Spain by Catherine Wilkinson-Zerner (1993) is a comprehensive monograph on Juan de Herrera, the chief architect of Spain under Philip II, focusing especially on his role in completing El Escorial and establishing the austere, monumental "Herrerian" architectural style. The book explores Herrera's intellectual formation, his mathematical and geometric interests, his work methods and professional challenges at court, and how his aesthetic of restraint and monumentality aligned with the ideology of the Habsburg monarchy. It argues that the "estilo desornamentado" (unornamented style) became closely linked with the values of Spanish Habsburg rule ? sobriety, control, and spiritual gravity ? and shows how Herrera's design principles influenced architecture across Spain and Spanish territories.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 224 pages. Corners bumped slightlyIn the second half of the 16th century, Philip II of Spain set out to use the revenues of the richest state in the world to create buildings worthy of his Ha bsburg inheritance and he chose a young and inexperienced gentleman soldier, Jua.

Zustand: Nuevo. En la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, el rey Felipe II decidió emplear los ingresos del estado más rico de la Tierra para crear edificios que constituyeran el valioso legado de los Habsburgo, eligiendo a un joven inexperto, caballero y soldado, como arquitecto principal. La asociación entre el rey y Juan de Herrera duró más de treinta años, y los edificios que produjeron ? entre ellos, El Escorial, la Lonja de Sevilla, y la remodelación urbana de Madrid- inculcaron nuevos ideales que nutrirían a la arquitectura española y europea durante los siglos venideros. Este estudio global sobre la obra de Herrera examina las funciones de un gran patrón y arquitecto en la creación de una nueva era en la arquitectura española.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Dark green hardback with gilt lettered spine: firm and square, strong joints, no bumps. Complete with original dustjacket: showing well, no tears, no chips. Contents crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a nearly new copy.

Zustand: Muy buen estado. 436 pág+ 72 (obra breve en inglés) Tapa dura, tela en cajetín Muy buen estado Biografía histórica de Felipe II. Prensentación de Pedro Navascués Palacio. Prólogo de Johnathan Brown. Contiene 427 ilustraciones a color y un segundo volumen con la traducción del texto al inglés. 3300gr.