The book “Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia” from Robert Adam is as the title already tells, about the ruin of the palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The palace is placed in Spalatro which is today Split in Croatia. Robert Adam traveled and stayed there for five weeks…
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Der Titel bezieht sich auf den Inhalt des Buches. Er spricht niemanden an, sondern erklärt den Inhalt des Buches. Laut dem Titel geht es im Buch um architektonische Zeichnungen und wie man diese am besten darstellt oder präsentiert. Soweit ich das verstanden habe, gibt es kein Inhaltsverzeichnis. Es ist eher eine Einleitung in das Buch….
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Hans Blum is a German author from the 16th century. He was a building theorist who studied Vitruvius, among other things. For this he also made a stay in Rome, where he was closest to this subject. After that he lived in Switzerland, where he produced his only known work of the 5 columns. I…
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Bernard Forest de Belidor was a French engineer that lived in the 18th century. As a professor at the artillery school in Ainse, he published several volumes about hydraulics, ballistics, physics, and mathematics that were revolutionary for his time. One of these books included “La Science des Ingenieurs dans la Conduite des Travaux de Fortification…
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“Ruins of the palace of the emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia” was first published in 1764. During the time of publishing, the author Robert Adam was the “Architect of the King’s Work”, responsible for the building and maintenance of the royal castles and residences. A few years before, during his Grand Tour, Adam visited…
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The book “Reigle générale d’Architecture des cinq manières de colonnes” was written by Master Jean Bullant, ordinary architect of the Constable Anne de Montmorency at that time. This book deals with the five ways of building, namely, Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite. It is also enriched with several other examples from Antiquity. All this…
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The book “Anderer Versuch seiner Architect” is written in the 18th century by Johan Rudolph Fäsch, an igenieur and architect of that time. He was also a Saxon military and he had token part of some wars. He probably wanted to write this book to spread his knowledge and his ideas, but maybe also to inspire someone…
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I started my research with the Title “Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani”, wich translated means, “about the splendor and architecture of the romans”, which by itself didn’t tell me much so I continued with more general research. Finding out the exact content of the book, 1 Portrait., 2 engraved title pages, 38 folded copper prints,…
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The book “Designs of Inigo jones and Others” was first published in 1731 by English architect Isaac Ware (1704-1766). After his studies in the field of architecture Ware became a member of the St. Martin’s Lane academy, which helped shape the English Rococo movement. Isaac Ware worked mostly for private patrons, building lavish houses, but…