Originally published in 1806 by a pair of French architects, this splendid visual survey of Renaissance Tuscany's great buildings features 109 precisely executed engraved plates. Each of its eighteen sections focuses on a particular structure, depicting facades, floor plans, elevations, and other details. In addition to building profiles from such popular tourist destinations as Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, Pitti Palace, and Boboli Gardens, this volume includes architectural masterpieces from Pisa, Arezzo, Siena, and elsewhere. This new edition of a rare nineteenth-century volume is the first such reprint in more than fifty years. In addition to its value to students and professional architects and designers, it will enchant those who love Tuscany, architecture, and the Italian Renaissance. Noted architect Richard Cameron provides an informative Introduction.