Category: Argument

Argument_11

The book with the title `V columnae` was written by the German Hans Blum. He was an author from the sixteenth century and published this book in 1596. The book was printed in Zurich from Johan Wolffen.  The Latin title translated into English means `five columns`. It already describes very well the content of the…

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The full title of the book is „I dieci libri dell’architettura di M. Vitruvio tradutti et commentati da monsignor Barbaro eletto patriarca d’aquileggia“, so first of all this book seems to be part of a series of books. Ten books, to be exact. Also, the title suggests that the books are about architecture, but it…

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Compendio della fortificatione Alberghetti, Giusto Emilio As the title already states, the book, “Compendio della fortificatione”, is about the understanding of military architecture. This is also why I believe that the book was made for the military, the government and rich people that might consider building something like a castle. The book is “built” pretty…

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#21-915-459 #66 “Grand Escalier Du Chateau De Versailles» -Charles le Brun The full title of the book: what is it revealing about the content of the book? Who is it speaking to? Full Title:  Grand Escalier DU Chateau DE Versailles DIT Escalier des Ambassadeurs ORDONNÉ ET PEINT Par Charles le Brun Ecuyer premier Peintre de…

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The full title of the book indicates that this book is not only a travel guide for people who would like to visit Italy, it should be read as travel literature because the book also described the country’s morals and customs, spiritual and political and buildings that are worth seeing. The book have 3 list…

Argument_65

Der Titel des Buches lautet «anderer Versuch seiner architect». Er deutet darauf hin, dass das Buch einen anderen Ansatz oder eine andere Perspektive auf die Architektur eröffnet. Der Titel spricht also Leute an, die ein neues oder anderes Bild von der Architektur bekommen wollen oder sollen. Das Buch beinhält ein paar Texte, der grösste Teil…

Argument_15

The tile of the book « Architectura et perspectiva des fortifications & artifice » provides information that this book is about the perspective and architecture of buildings. Therefore, it includes perspective drawings of buildings which will be discussed. However, there is no information in the title about the urban planning, which is addresses in the book. The…

Argument_Livre d’architecture

The full title of the Book reads as „Livre d’architecture“ with the detailed subtitles „Contenant les principes generaux de cet art.“ „Et les plans, elevations et profils de quelques-uns des batiments faits en France et dans les Pays Etrangers“. Especially the subtitles give an already quite detailed overview over the content of the book, which…