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I chose these two Pages because I have always shown great interest for Ancient Pillars as seen with Greek and Roman structures, especially the Ionic and Corinthian Pillars caught my eye because the decorative elements remind me of the Golden section.

Image 1: Paolo Federico Bianchi, 1766, “Instituzione pratica dell’ architettura civile per la decorazione de’ pubblici, e privati edifici : preceduta da un articolo di Geometria in pratica ad uso delli disegnatori, et artefici”,
Page. 394, Accessed 09. November. 2021, https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/doi/10.3931/e-rara-13527
Image 2: Paolo Federico Bianchi, 1766, “Instituzione pratica dell’ architettura civile per la decorazione de’ pubblici, e privati edifici : preceduta da un articolo di Geometria in pratica ad uso delli disegnatori, et artefici”,
Page. 430, Accessed 09. November. 2021, https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/doi/10.3931/e-rara-13527

The books cover was unlike any book I have previously seen, the cover doesn’t have any pictures or Text, the name and title are inscribed on the side of the book. You can see how the book has already gone through ages of usage and deterioration. Because it has 587 pages the book is quite thick and heavy. Opening the book I was quite anxious because I didn’t want to damage this old relic.

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