Greetings_16
Vignola – Regola delli cinque ordini d’architettura 1562 In the first picture you see that the two columns on the man‘s side are not symmetric which is very interesting. In the second picture you see many details and the planing with the dimensions. In the original book the pages are mirrored and also the book…
Greetings_160_Philipp Herzog
The book was way smaller than i imagined. In fact, it was more like a paperback, but still very costly made and decorated. I believe to know the side of the paper was covered with thin gold and it seemed like there used to be a kind of painting or geometry printed on it as…
Greetings_69
The Villas of the ancients illustrated by Robert Castell I choose these pages as the author explains the position of the Villa in its surounding area and the location of the adjoining buildings, the different gardens and the topograhy. Furthermore all this information is mentioned in a beautiful siteplan. In this picture you can see…
Greetings_36
Jean du Breuil, l’art universel des fortifications , Paris, 1674 I chose the following image because it is the first illustration of the book, it has some kind of introductory role. I chose the second image below due to its link with the first image, it is essentially the same drawing which Mars is holding…
Friends with an old Book_L’architecture et Art de bien bastir
21-938-907 Martin I choosed the first image because I found the drawing beautiful. I choosed the second drawing because I found funny that the first Pilaster is incomplete. And the third image is a page that is different from the other: it’s bigger.
76_Greetings_Rules of Drawing the several Parts of Architecture.
-James Gibbs -1736
Greetings_73
I chose these pages, because they both had some form of decoration.
Greetings_69
The villas of the ancients illustrated von Robert Castell I choose these two pages of the book, as the director refers directly to Vitruvius in his text about the Tuscum-Villa and the detailed drawing of the villa shows a great overview of the beautiful building. In this picture you can see that the size of…