Digital Copy of the book
source: Archive.org – https://archive.org/details/vniversaearchite00rieg/page/n314/mode/thumb
Title: Universae Architecturae Civilis Elementa
Author: Christian Rieger
Publication Date: 1756
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Even though the two pages don’t fit (I couldn’t find the corresponding image in the index) it gives an idea on how the book is structured and I think it’s interesting how much detail there is in the drawings on one hand and how they are described only by measurements on the other.
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