The author of the book under analysis is Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola (1507-1573), a painter by training and architectural theorist by trade, He played a fundamental role in architectural culture by producing works that clearly codified the concept of architectural order. His work “The Two Rules of Practical Perspective”, as the title itself makes clear, is…
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Title: L’expérience de l’architecture militaire Author: The Martins Publication Date: 1687 The book is titled “L’experience de L’architecture militaire, où l’on aprendra a fonds la methode de faire travailler dans les Places ” and was written by Des Martins, and was published in Paris in 1687. First, the title already tells a lot about the…
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Jean Baptiste Rondelet was an architect in France, and he was involved in the construction of the “Panthéon” in Paris. He was a student of Jacques-Germaine Soufflot who started the construction. Due to the death of Soufflot, his students continued the project. Jean Baptiste Rondelet was responsible for the Dôme. It was a difficult time…
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«Lucidum prospectivae Speculum”, the title of the book, means “A bright mirror of the Perspective”. There is no list of contents, but the texts are structured after the figures in the illustration. They are also respectively captioned with “Erklärung” (Explanation) or “Beschreibung” (Description) of that figure. Therefore, I assume the text is only there to…
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This book, whose title translates from Italian to « The four books of architecture » consists of four books, which are put togehter to one. Each one of the books has a different subject. The title suggests, that these are the books you have to read, if you are interested in or practise architecture. It is considered…
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Bassi, Martino “Dispareri in Materia d’Architettura, et Perspettiva” in Brescia, 1752 Martino Bassi (1544-1591) was an architect and engineer born in Milan but originally from Lugano and best known for his opposition to the first works designed by Pellegrino Tibaldi and commissioned by Carlo Borromeo in Milan Cathedral (1569). After his opposition was unsuccessful, he published…
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Lo inganno de gl’occhi was written by Pietro Accolti in 1625 and was published in Italy (Firenze). Lo inganno de gl’occhi means the deception of the eyes. It is related to the notions of perspective and perception discussed in the book. The author is mainly addressing painters, engineers, architects, or people with a personal interest…
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Der Buchtitel “A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening” lässt auf eine sachliche oder philosophische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema landschaftlicher architektonischer Gestaltung schließen. Da der Autor William Chambers, der im Jahre 1723 in England geboren wurde, selbst Architekt war, lässt sich diese Vermutung bestätigen. Im Laufe seiner frühen Karriere hielt sich dieser mehrmals in China auf, um…
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The work is entitled Rules for drawing the several parts of architecture, in a more exact and easly manner than has been heretofore practiced, by which all Fractions, in dividing the principal members and their parts are avoided and is a second edition printed by W. Bowyer in 1736 in London. The detailed title indicates…