I chose these two pages because i found it interesting how they displayed graphics that would be created by a computer nowadays. The is about five centimeters thick. The spine is bound in leather, while the rest of the cover is covered in fabric. There is a pattern that flows around the edge of the…
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Paradossi per pratticare la prospettiva senza saperla by Giulio Troili I have chosen the first page because the drawing is way more detailed then the others. In addition the illustration has a bit of a narrative touch.The second page is an great example for the text structure in the last section of the book. The…
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Book title: Synopsis architecturae civilis eclecticae, or translated into English; short draft of the first continuation Author: Schübler, Johann Jacob Language: German I chose the illustration because it caught my eye with its accurate drawing style. It is probably a copperplate engraving where especially in the shading the craftsmanship is beautifully noticeable. The second picture…
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Book: Architectura et perspectiva des fortifications & artifices – Author: Jaques Perret Language: French I chose the double page because I like the composition of the floor plan and the two different views. The building also appealed to me a lot. The book from 1602 is 63 pages long and thus 38 cm wide.It consists of 26 folding panels and normal panels.
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Book title: Opera di Francesco Borromino Author: Sebastiano Giannini Publication place and date: Roma, 1720 When I saw the book at the first time I was really surprised by the size and thickness of the book because I imagined it a lot smaller and thicker as it really was.
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Book title: Opera di Francesco Borromino Author: Sebastiano Giannini Publication place and date: Roma, 1720 I choose these two pages because on one hand I admire the detailedness of the ornaments worked in the dome and on the other hand I like the plan viewed from above where you can see that the center part…
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Titel: Instrument zur Architektur Autor: Andreas Albrecht Ausgabe/Datum: 1622
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Book: “Logometron architecturae militaris Freitagianae” Author: Alexander Andreas