
Frontispiece to Robinson's 'Proportional Architecture’
William Robinson. Proportional architecture (London, 1733)
Copyright: RIBA Library Photographs Collection
The RIBA British Architectural Library has an exceptional collection of resources relating to the works by Andrea Palladio, as well as the Palladian and Neo-Palladian architects inspired by him. These include:
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the world’s largest collection of original drawings by Palladio
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the renowned Early Works collection, comprising rare publications by Palladio, his Palladian followers and Neo-Palladian admirers
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the unrivalled Drawing and Archives Collection, with work by Palladian and Neo-Palladian architects
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the extensive RIBA Library Photographs Collection, totalling some 1.5 million images, including a significant group of images of Palladian buildings around the world
The bibliography offers a comprehensive listing of works relating to Palladio and Palladian and Neo-Palladian architecture held by the RIBA British Architectural Library.
The gazetteer provides an extensive selection of resources on Palladio and Palladian and Neo-Palladian architecture arranged by region.
RIBApix is the RIBA British Architectural Library’s online image archive. It includes over 330 original drawings by Palladio, key images from Palladio's treatises and images of Palladianism in Europe and America.
The RIBA Library Education Programmes are designed to engage with students in both formal and informal contexts. The CETLD Bene Education Room provides access to the RIBA British Architectural Library’s outstanding collections of books, photographs and periodicals, and can be booked for use by groups.
The RIBA Architecture Study Rooms, based at the Victoria and Albert Museum, offer groups and members of the public access to the outstanding drawings and archives collection of the RIBA British Architectural Library.