Author: Joel Mignan

It was quite difficult to find a book similar to “A Book of Architecture” by James Gibbs, because the book contains mostly pictures and illustrations of buildings. There is no such topics or themes that I can search on Alice and Xenotheca. So I just started with the search of “James Gibbs” on Alice. By…

The book «A Book of Architecture containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments” from James Gibbs was first published in 1728 and contains like how the title say many pictures of his buildings and ornaments. It should surely serve as reference for upcoming architects, but also for clients, who have a general interest in architecture and…