Task II « Theatrum Architecturae civilis », qui signifie, le théâtre de l’architecture civile en latin semble donner une indication sur la voie de ce livre. On pourrait pencher sur l’idée qu’il s’agissent d’un livre consacré au génie civil et à la construction technique même. On voit beaucoup de très belles impressions et dessins dans ces pages….
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The book “La militare architettura” is a book written by Pietro Ruggiero. It is written in Italian language. It is a book that deals with military architecture and fortresses. The author, Pietro Ruggiero, was a member of the military, as he is referred to in the book as a Captain. “La militare architettura” is divided…
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Extraordinario libro is the title of the volume. It is in Italian which also shows that sebastiano Serlio is from Italy. Through my research I came to the conclusion, that he was born in Bologna. This book was written in 1561 by the architect Sebastiano Serlio. The original book is very descriptive and on the…
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The title “Vocabularium architecturæ ædificatoriæ” could be translated into “Architectur of building architecture”. This book makes it easier for everybody to read or write about architecture. The book is well-ordered from “a” to “z”, like any ordinary dictionary. There aren’t any illustrations for better explanation of words. This would have probably taken up too much…
Les dix livres de vitruve. Corriges et traduits nouvellement en François, avec des Notes et des Figures
Friends with and old book « Les dix livres d’architecture de vitruve. Corrigez et traduits nouvellement en François, avec des Notes et des Figures ». That’s the title of the book. According to the title, the book is a translation of the latin original. Furthermore, it’s a correction and some notes are added to it. It’s also dedicated…
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Water and Architecture The full title of the book “Architectura Hydraulica, Oder: Anleitung zu denen Brunnenkünsten” is about architecture with water and instructions for fountain-art. The first part of the title is written in Latin and the second one in German. Considering the author is called Caspar Walter, I assume that his mother tongue was…
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Andreas Albrecht was a German mathematician and engineer. He was the inventor of multiple instruments. He doesn’t really have a design approach rather than a proportional approach. Instrument zur Architectur Damit die fünff Seülen auch aller Sorten Stück und Morsser, sowol allerley Bilder und der gleichen Sachen leicht und recht proportionirt zu vergrössern oder zu…
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La Perspective, Avec la Raison des ombres et miroirs 1612 (The Perspective, With the Reason for Shadows and Mirrors) Author Salomon de Caus About the author Salomon de Caus was an architect- mathematician and and hydraulic engineer. He was famous for his garden design with magnificent waterworks and for his many publications on topics relating…
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François Blondel wrote the book «Nouvelle Maniere de Fortifier les places» in 1688. Translated to English, the title of François Blondel’s book means “new way of fortifying places”. If you also take the background of the author into account, he probably wrote the book as a theoretical text about architectural spaces. The author was at…