Ambrose Mnemopolous Post authorFebruary 21, 2014 at 6:34 pm The above illustration is taken from Andrea Palladio’s Four Books on Architecture (1663). It shows the Renaissance interpretation of Vitruvius’s design for a Roman theatre. Dame Frances A. Yates posits a variation of this interpretation as the basis for James Burbage’s design of the Globe Theatre.
The above illustration is taken from Andrea Palladio’s Four Books on Architecture (1663). It shows the Renaissance interpretation of Vitruvius’s design for a Roman theatre. Dame Frances A. Yates posits a variation of this interpretation as the basis for James Burbage’s design of the Globe Theatre.