A monograph on the lavish, whimsical, and inventive era in the history of architecture, from the cathedrals of Rome to the palaces of Russia. It features major

This is an illustrated panorama of building in Europe from the early-17th century to the early years of the 18th century - a time during which building achieved

Genoa completed its transformation from a faded maritime power into a thriving banking center for Europe in the seventeenth century. The wealth accumulated by i