Inigo Jones: The Architect of Kings

by Vaughan Hart

Inigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. He famously traveled to Italy and studied firsthand the buildings of the Italian masters, particularly admiring those by Andrea Palladio.

Much less well known is the profound influence of native British...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300141491
• ISBN13: 9780300141498
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.0" x 11.3"