The title of this book is ” De Sacris Ædificiis A Constantino Magno Constructis “, its title supplement is Synopsis Historica. It was written by Ciampini, Giovanni Giustino and was published in Rome by Kormarek in 1693.Giovanni Giustino studied law in Rome but subsequently became interested in archaeology. The Counterformation of the Church greatly influenced…
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Argument_Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani
The full title of the book is “De Romanorum magnificentia et architectura” (Della magnificenza ed architettura de’ Romani). In general the book is about the beauty and the architecture of the Romans. We can also say, it’s about the beauty of the roman architecture. The title is directed the one’s, who are criticising this architecture….
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ARGUMENT Trattato di Camillo Agrippa … di trasportar la guglia in su la piazza di San Pietro Lalie Bays The book “Trattato di Camillo Agrippa … di trasportar la guglia in su la piazza di San Pietro” was, as the title suggests it, written by Camillo Agrippa in 1583. The author was an architect but…
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Christoph Leonhard Sturm is the author of the book “Vollständige Anweisungen, alle Arten von Kirchen wohl anzugeben». He has studied and after that he taught at a university the subject’s mathematics and architecture. His focus was on the construction of civil and military buildings. In this book he has explained the differences of the churches. The…
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The title of the book is: Archisesto per formar con facilità li cinque ordini d’architettura : con altri particolari intorno la medesma professione / del signor Ottavio Revesi Bruti, gentilhuomo vicentino, written by Ottavio Revesi Bruti. The book starts with a letter to the reader. From there on you’ll find a collection which is structured…
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The book Practical Architecture written by M. Bullet, an architect of the King and the Royal Academy of Architecture. A very useful book for architects & builders in the 17th century for all homeowners and for those who want to build. As well we have exciting comparisons of modern and ancient surveying techniques, current uses…
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When you read the title “Theatrum machinarum Molarium” for the first time, the word “machinarum” seems familiar. One quickly thinks of related words in German such as “Maschinen” (machines). If you translate the title from Latin into German, you get “theatre of millstones”. This suggests that it could be about mills. When you leaf through…
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The book is called “A Treatise on Civil Architecture”. According to the author, in the Treatise he set out ‘to collect into one volume what is now dispersed in a great many, and to select, from mountains of promiscuous Materials, a Series of Sound Precepts and good Designs’. The Book is one of the most popular practical work on architecture…
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Argument_105 Dell Architettura = über Architektur Das Buch ist sehr groß im Verhältnis zu anderen Büchern. Es ist ca. im A3 Format. In dem Buch geht es um verschiedene architektonische Stile der verschiedenen Architektur Epochen. Dadurch sind in dem Buch sehr viele verschiedenen Zeichnungen von architektonischen Merkmalen, wie zum Beispiel von Säulen. Die Säule wird…