<strong>  Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580), this Italian born architect penned what is considered by many to be one of the greatest books ever published on the subject of architecture.  I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books of Architecture)(1570) has become the standard repository and reference for renaissance design, influencing artists, architects and designers from the 16th century to the present day. The Four Books of Architecture consists of four separately published editions each describing a set of systematic rules that define the conception, design and aesthetics of a structure. Along with highly detailed woodcuts emblazoning the cover. This incredibly illustrated tome is further divided into rules and sub-rule sets, governing everything from placement and shape of walls, roofs, arches, details, site, etc. Once referred to by Thomas Jefferson as “the Bible” this book has had more influence on design and architecture than possibly any other book of its period or since, the fact that it is still applicable to the present day is in itself a feat very few printed works of the time can muster, as well as the spawning of a movement based entirely off the published work, Palladianism, the style of Architecture based completely off the rules and illustrations from the The Four Books on Architecture. Preservation of this work is of the utmost importance if anything from this iconic era is to persevere into the twenty-second century. </strong>