Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture

by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
A reprint of the 1572 edition translated
into English, with introduction and commentary
by Branko Mitrovic

Vignola's Regola delli cinque ordini, first issued in 1562, is the most reprinted architectural treatise in history and Acanthus Press is reissuing this classic volume with insightful analysis, and commentary by architectural historian Branko Mitrovic. The commentary, placing Vignola's theory in its contemporary context, is intended to summarize Renaissance theories of the classical orders so that they are easily applicable to design work. No book provides a better background to the theory of the orders, again made available for the use of the burgeoning group of practicing classical architects and students of classical architecture.