Friends with an Old Book Task 2 – Argument My book is called „Descripcion del Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de el Escorial; su magnifico templo, pantheon y palacio“, which stands for „Description of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial; its magnificent temple, pantheon and palace“ from Spanish. I was curious and…
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The full title of the book is: Rules for drawing the several parts of architecture in a more exact and easy matter than has been heretofore practised, by which all fractions, in dividing the principal members and their parts, are avoided. The book is quite large, it has a height of 48cms, a width of…
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The book “Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum” is written in Latin and Italian.The title means translated: Perspectives for painter and architects. The author Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709) himself was a painter and architect and well-known for his work. In the book the author talks about different perspectives in which one can portray an object or a…
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As suggested in the title «la militare Architettura» the author Pietro Ruggiero shares his experience building Fortresses and also different war tactics. Pietro Ruggiero/Pierre Rougier was a Burgundian Frenchman who settled in Milan with a history as mercenary. The books complete title translates to: Military architecture, a modern fortification, caused by experience, and by various…
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Friends with an Old Book Task 2 – Argument L’art d’appareil is a book written in French in 1756. Finding any information about the book or the author was quite a struggle maybe because it is already very old. Therefore, I am going to focus on the title and the rare things a was able…
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The book is titled „collection of all books about architecture (written) by Sebastiano Serlio“. This already points to an unclear meaning with regards to „all“. Are they all the books that Serlio wrote or are they all the books that one needs to consider/know? The book treats a range of topics with regards to architecture…
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Architectura de postium seu portalium The full title of the book is “Architectura de postium seu portalium” written by Wendel Dietterlin. Translated into English it means “Architecture of the post and portal”. The Title reveals what the book is about already. The book has no list of content, nor does it have chapters. It has a…
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Architektura civilis literally means civic architecture. This book thus describes the architecture of public, urban buildings. It was therefore aimed primarily at architects or very interested citizens. The book itself consists of texts and many illustrations that underline the text. It also focuses on the old Italian style of architecture. The book is divided into…
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The title “THE VILLAS OF THE ANCIENTS ILLUSTRATED” is a bit misleading cause the author Robert Castell only refers to two ancient buildings, the Laurentium and the Tusculum, described by Pliny the younger. Castell pictures in his book these two Villas also with floor plans and elevations. The book is directed “TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE…
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Vari disegni de architettura ornati de porte / inventati da Bernardino Radi The book is a design collection of entrances and doors. With ink and fine lines Radi illustrates different kinds and styles in great variety. The illustrations are summarized in a quite handy booklet with a colorful cover. It invites to look through the…