Friends with an old book I Argument Isaac Ware, an English architect who lived from 1704 to 1766, wrote a comprehensive work on architecture. He worked as a translator for Andrea Palladio, an Italian Renaissance architect. After growing up in poor conditions, he was adopted, where his talent was quickly recognised. He was a member…
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Argument 21
Task 2 The Title of the book is in Italien „Lo inganno de gl’occhi“ which translated to English means The deception of the eye. It’s about Perspective and how the eye changes the view of a Building or even the surroundings. The subtitle gives further information „prospettiva pratica“ which means practical Perspective. The title gives…
Friends with an old book 2 Argument
The title of the book reveals two important aspects of what the book could be about. One is architecture and the second is the adjective civil. It suggests a kind of popularity through the title, that the book may not only be about civil architecture, but also written in a language that can be understood…
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The titel of the book means that the trajans column was built by the senate and the roman people to the emperor trajan agustus in his forum in rome.It is telling about the history of the Dacian War. So the topics are Trajans Column, the Dacian War 1, the Dacian War 2 and the Dacians. …
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Johann Rudolph Feasch – Des Jacobi Barozzi von Vignola Grund Regeln The title says that’s it’s some kind of basic knowledge about columns. I think it’s speaking to everyone who wants to learn something new about columns especially the different kinds and styles since there are a lot pictures in it. The original book had…
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The book «A Book of Architecture containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments” from James Gibbs was first published in 1728 and contains like how the title say many pictures of his buildings and ornaments. It should surely serve as reference for upcoming architects, but also for clients, who have a general interest in architecture and…
Argument 55
“Columna Cochlis M. Aurelio Antonio Augusto. Augusto dicata eius rebus gestis in Germanica, atque Sarmatica expeditione insignis, ex S.C. Romae ad viam Flaminiam erecta : iterum in lucem prodit”,or in German:“The Cochlis Column, dedicated to M. Aurelius Antonius Augustus, decorated for his achievements in the German and Sarmatian expeditions, erected by S.C. in Rome on…
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The book ”A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening” by William Chambers in 1772, focuses on the ways, mainly, the Chinese built and decorated their gardens in comparison to the western civilisations, who used symmetry and tried to put everything under control. According to his observations the Chinese gardens are made so as to evoke emotions and…
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Friend with an old book Reigle générale d’architecture – Jean Bullant The book that was assigned to me was unfortunately written in a language I don’t understand. In this book the orders of architecture are being explained. It follows the now canonical succession of the five orders, with theoretical models alternating with ancient examples. But…
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“A book of architecture containing designs of buildings and ornaments” was written by James Gibbs and first published in 1728. As the title suggests, this book focuses on the design of buildings, which is immediately noticeable upon opining, as it contains a lot of illustrations, etchings, and engravings. James Gibbs’ work does not hold a…