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Sede di Roma: Guidebooks by Location

Below is a list of Architectural Guidebooks that might interest students who are out and about in Europe. For the most part they are like your typical Architectural Guidebook in that they have entries for built works, listing the address, access, directions and a brief description along with a photo or two. In additional to the typical Architectural Guidebooks, some of the titles on this list are focused on gardens, parks and public spaces.

These books are very helpful when you are planning a weekend getaway from Rome. Keep in mind that we don't mind being your 'eyes' over here. If you think any of these books might have what you are looking for, let us know and we will check. We also have a scanner that we can use to scan and email you a few pages or a particular floor plan, etc. from any of our books.

Europe as a Whole

Gardens of Europe : a Traveller's Guide
Quest-Ritson, Charles

Architekturführer : Christliche Sakralbauten in Europa seit 1950
Architectural Guide : Christian Sacred Buildings in Europe Since 1950
Stock, Wolfgang Jean

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Rome

Green Delights : the Villas, Gardens and Historic Parks Belonging to the City of Rome
Campitelli, Alberta

The Architecture of Rome: An Architectural History in 400 Individual Presentations
Grundmann, Stefan
-- Also organized chronologically, with longer, more thorough entries for each building.

An Atlas of Rome: The Form of the City on a 1:1000 Scale Photomap and Line Map
Novelli, Italo ed.
-- The Rome Atlas also has excellent introductory essays about the history of Rome maps from antiquity to the present.

The Buildings of Europe: Rome
Woodward, Christopher
-- Organizes Rome’s major buildings into historical periods, from antiquity to 1990s.

Forma Urbis Romae
Lanciani, Rodolfo
-- Set of maps showing the excavations conducted by Lanciani, the head archaeologist for the city of Rome, first published from 1893-1901. These drawings document exactly where he excavated and what was found, practically stone by stone, with line drawings identifying ancient remains, in black, in relation to “modern” streets and buildings, shown in red, with blue lines representing planned changes from his day. In addition, the Danish website: Lanciani: Forma Urbis Romae which presents Lanciani’s maps online.

Guide of Modern Rome : Architecture 1870-2000
De Guttry, Irene
-- Focusing on Rome's often neglected modern and contemporary architecture, including those in the Roman suburbs. NOTE: This guide is organized by building types (office buildings, schools, etc.) rather than the usual organization by location or style.

Guide to Baroque Rome
Blunt, Anthony

Key to Rome
Vreeland, Frederick

Little-Known Museums in and Around Rome
Kaplan, Rachel

Palazzi and Villas of Rome
Vincenti Montanaro, Caroline

Palladio's Rome : a Translation of Andrea Palladio's two Guidebooks to Rome
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580

Roman Fountains : 2000 Fountains in Rome : a Complete Collection
Pulvers, Marvin

Rome 1748: the Pianta grande di Roma of Giambattista Nolli in facsimile; with an introductory essay by Allan Ceen
Nolli, Giambattista
-- The mother of all Rome maps. Enough said. See also The Interactive Nolli Map of Rome Website, hosted by the University of Oregon.

Rome: DK Eyewitness Travel Series
Ercoli, Olivia
-- This guide is the inverse of the Rizzoli: DK is known for its strong, legible graphics, which this guide provides in the form of great maps and images. The text is brief, however, but still useful.

Rome in Detail: A Guide for the Expert Traveler
Gatti, Claudio
-- This guide’s antique-style maps are lovely to look at, although a bit harder to use than others. It does, however, offer much more information about Rome’s neighborhoods and monuments than many others, and is relatively recent.

Rome: New Architecture
Brandolini, Sebastiano
-- This guide focuses on the contemporary architecture of Rome, such as Richard Meier's Ara Pacis Museum and other recent architectural delights.

Rome: an Oxford Archaeological Guide to Rome
Claridge, Amanda
-- Excellent starting point for recent information about Rome’s ancient monuments.

Ruins of Ancient Rome: the Drawings of French Architects who won the Prix de Rome, 1786-1924
Cassanelli, Roberto
-- These are the studies of Roman monuments carried out by French Architects in Rome at the French Academy, which served as the Ecole des Beaux-Arts’ visual “database” back in Paris. The projects are stunning, but like Letarouilly, are not always accurate reconstructions of the buildings they present, so verify.

Squares and Fountians of Rome
Castria, Francesca

Le Strade del Mistero di Roma
The mysterious roads of Rome
Tagliaferri, Alberto

Unusual Guide to the History, the Secrets, the Monuments and the Curiosities of St. Peter's Basilica
Boccardi Storoni, Paola

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Italy

Architecture in Italy, 1400-1500
Heydenreich, Ludwig Heinrich
Architecture in Italy 1500-1600
Lotz, Wolfgang
-- Both of these books from the Pelican series (originally one volume) provide excellent introductions to Renaissance-era architecture in Rome.

The Garden Lover's Guide to Italy
Hobhouse, Penelope

Guide to Piemonte Architecture of the 20th Century (1902-2006)
Giusti, Maria Adriana

Historic Houses & Gardens Open to the Public in Italy
Fondo per l'ambiente Italiano

Parchi d'Italia : il Sistema delle Aree Protette
Parks of Italy : the Protected Areas System
Ardito, Stefano

The Ticino Guide
Brown-Manrique, Gerardo
-- The Ticino river valley spans southern Switzerland & northern Italy. It is prime territory for the architecture of Botta, Rossi, Grassi & Campi.

Florence
Architectural Guides : Florence
Capellini, Lorenzo

Atlante di Firenze : la Forma del Centro Storico in Scala 1:1000
Atlas of Florence : the Form of the City on a 1:1000 Scale Photomap and Line Map
S.E.L.C.A., s.r.l.

Florence : an Architectural Guide
Zucconi, Guido

Venice
Architects Guide to Venice
Salvadori, Antonio

An Atlas of Venice : the Form of the City on a 1:1000 Scale
Salzano, Edoardo

The Grand Canal
Sullam Calimani, Anna-Vera

Milan
Architectural Guides : Milan
Capellini, Lorenzo

Turin
Architectural Guides : Turin
Capellini, Lorenzo

Genoa
Architectural Guides : Genoa
Capellini, Lorenzo

Naples
Atlante di Napoli : la Forma del Centro Storico in Scala 1:2000
Atlas of Naples : the Form of the City on a 1:2000 Scale
Bonetta, Rosa

Ostia
Atlante di Ostia Antica : la Forma del Centro Storico in Scala 1:500
Atlas of Ancient Ostia : the Form of the City on a 1:500 Scale
Mannucci, Vanni

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