The title of the book “Logometron architecturae militaris Freitagianae” , written by Andreas Alexander in 1665, is in Latin. This contrasts with the rest of the work, the subtitle and the original language, which are written in Old High German. From the title and the subtitle, which reads “Kunstmass der Freitagischen Bevestigung / Mit gnugsamer…
Argument_47
Colonna Traiana eretta dal Senato Pietro Santo Bartoli Rom 1673 “Colonna Traiana eretta dal Senato” means “Trajan’s Column erected by the Senate”. It is published in 1673 and is all about the Trajana column that is built under Trajans rule and mostly about the battles in that time. Trajan was a roman emperor from 98…
argument_27
Attachments argument_27 (81 kB)
Argument_105
Dell Architettura (from architecture/about architecture) The book was presentented as written by Mario Gioffredo di Napoli and not the name that was mentioned before. It is the first part of the book. The writer dedicated the Book to Giovanni Napoletani Studiosi d‘archittetura. But in the beginning he was flattering the King. In the book he is…
Argument_06
In 1548 Walther Ryff was the first to publish a translation of the Latin book “Vitruvius”. With pictures and comments Walther Ryff supplements the ancient text of the Roman architect Vitruvius. Ryff’s work became one of the most important architectural theory books of the (German) Renaissance. By title “Vitruvius. Des allernamhafftigisten unnd hocherfarnesten römischen Architecti…
Argument_71
The title of the book synopsis architecturae civil eclecticae reveals that the book is about architecture and the parts of civil engineering. The first view pages of the book are all blank. After the four blank pages, there is a page which informs you of the basic knowledge of the book. This first written page,…
Argument_13
The book Architectura by Gabriel Kramer is a very thin books that include only images and no index or text of some sort. The images (30 in total ca) are very beautiful hand-drawings with a lot of details on them. The book is published in 1606 and is a Saulenbücher, (the title “Architectura”is very common…
Argument_106
As the book is written in Italian, and I sadly cannot understand the language, I was unable to fully comprehend the content of Enea Arnaldi’s “Delle Basiliche Antiche”. Thus the illustrations found in the book were the main elements that led to my own understanding of this particular book. According to the title of the…
Argument_89
Friends with an old book I Argument Isaac Ware, an English architect who lived from 1704 to 1766, wrote a comprehensive work on architecture. He worked as a translator for Andrea Palladio, an Italian Renaissance architect. After growing up in poor conditions, he was adopted, where his talent was quickly recognised. He was a member…
Argument_111
The title “A Collection of designs for rural retreats, as villas” precisely reveals the general content of the Book. As the title suggests, it deals with rural retreats in the form of villas. The author’s tone sounds educational; however, he does use casual language which would suggest, that he is sharing his knowledge to those…