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Posted on 11/08/2021

Full title: Delle Basiliche Antiche

Author: Enea Arnaldi

Publication date: 1769, Vicenza

Language: Italian

Location of physical copy:

ETH Zürich

ETH-Bibliothek

Rara und Karten

Rämistrasse 101

8092 Zürich

Schweiz

Digital copy: https://www.e-rara.ch/zut/doi/10.3931/e-rara-367

pdf-file: Title page 1
pdf file: Title page 2
Photo: Title pages 1 & 2

I chose the following pages because they represent the combination this book was written in. It’s not only the text or theory explaining everything but also the detailed sketches, which help see what the author means. As the title says, the book is about different basilicas and their construction. The author tries to explain different patterns with the help of drawings but also in a philosophical way by quoting diverse philosophers and artists like Cicero. At the end, Arnaldi lists the literature he used and by no surprise we can see Vitruvius appear there. 

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