I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura

"Here is a Palladio for our time: the assiduous antiquarian, a bit of a magus - but above all the sensible, experienced builder and good-humored guide. Tavernor and Schofield have made all other translations redundant and their commentary has made him accessible as he has never been." -- Joseph Rykwert, Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania