Author: Annik Barthold

In order to compare the book “Vitruvius” by Walther Ryff and its important topics with others, I have summarized central text passages in keywords. First, I searched for the broad keyword “theory of architecture” in Alice’s Brain by Xenotheka. Unsurprisingly, Vitruvius came up in most of the search hits. The book “Renaissance and Baroque Architecture”…

In 1548 Walther Ryff was the first to publish a translation of the Latin book “Vitruvius”. With pictures and comments Walther Ryff supplements the ancient text of the Roman architect Vitruvius. Ryff’s work became one of the most important architectural theory books of the (German) Renaissance.  By title “Vitruvius. Des allernamhafftigisten unnd hocherfarnesten römischen Architecti…