Topographia Gallilae – Martin Zeiller Topographia Galliae – or as the full title states: „Beschreibung und Contrafaitung der vornehmbsten und bekantisten Oerter in dem mächtigen und grossen Königreich Franckreich : beedes auss eygner Erfahrung und den besten und berühmbtesten Scribenten so in underschiedlichen Spraachen davon aussgangen seyn auch auss erlangten Bericht- und Relationen von etlichen…
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The title of the book is «Studio d’architettura civile » by Ferdinando Ruggieri who was born in Florence in April 1687. He was active in Florence during the late Baroque period. He helped design the left facade oft he Church of San Firenze, the Palazzo Capponi, the Palazzo Sansedoni and the collegiata of Empoli. The title…
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Argument Friends With An Old Book The book is called Neu-Triumphierende Fortification auff allerley Situation and is written by Ernst Friedrich von Borgsdorf. Just from the title itself, we can assume that the content is about fortresses. After some research we find out that the author mainly writes about successful fortresses and their architectural structure….
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The book ‘L’architecture et art de bien bastir’ in the original Latin language and translated in 1553 by Ian Martin into French was written by the well-known Florentine author, poet, artist and architect Lord Léon Baptiste Albert (1404-1472). The title reveals the main themes of the ancient book: Architecture and the way in which it can be…
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The book I have chosen is titled Specimens of Gothic architecture, by A. PUGIN, written in the 19th century. As the name foretells, the author makes his foray into showcasing classical gothic architecture by meticulously examining the existing buildings. The potential readers are of a wide range. From novice, who knows nothing about gothic architecture,…
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The title already tells us a lot about the content of the book. Translated from Italian it means: All works of architecture and perspective. It is a lexicon of geometry, forms, perspectives and important buildings. That’s why it’s so thick. The table of contents is extremely long, but at least alphabetically arranged. The book provides…
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The book “architecture moderne” by Charles Antoine Jombert was published in 1728, as mentioned in the previous exercise. The title is very revealing in a way, as it shows us what people in 1728 considered modern architecture. What is an old building to us today was once the pinnacle of architectural development and technology. Jombert’s…
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Wendel Dietterlins Architectura de postium seu portalium ornatu vario was published in 1595. The title translated from latin means the architecture of doors and portals and their various ornaments. The Book is quite large in size, the pages being well over a4. The paper of the ETH Libraries copy itself has yellowed over time and…
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Das Buch Ich gelesen habe, ist Il nouvo splendore delle fabriche in prospettiva di Roma moderna von Giovanni Battista Falda, wer im Jahr zwischen 1643 und 1678 gelebt hatte. Er war ein italienischer Zeichner, Kupferstecher und Drucker, der die Architektur in Rom in der zweiten Hälfte des 17 Jh. kartografierte und dokumentierte. Er war in…
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The book «Neu-Triumphirende Fortification auff allerley Situationen, defensive und offensive zu gebrauchen» by the author Ernst Friederich von Borgsdorf, a Austrian engineer Baron, was published in 1703 in Vienna by Johann Georg Schlegel. The title suggests a manual on the use of newly triumphant fortresses in all kind of situations, is to be found in this…