The full title of this book translates from Italian to: „The deception of the eyes, practical prospektive“, followed by a subtitle describing the author: „from Pietro Accolti, gentleman from florence and from the tuscan academy of design. Treatise on painting“ Obviously as the title suggests, someone would read this book to get a close insight…
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The book’s full title lists all the subjects, working fields and parts of history it covers with it’s contents as a dictionary. It is supposed to speak to all kinds of architects but might also speak to an “ordinary person” or a layman who wants to study general definitions of things found in one’s daily…
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A complete body of architecture was written by Isaac Ware, who was an English architect and lived from 1704 to 1766. He worked as a translator of Andrea Palladio, an Italian Renaissance architect. After growing up in poverty he got adopted where his talent was recognised quickly. He was a member of the St. Martin’s…
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The book, whose full title Translates from French to: “the universal art of fortifications, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and compounds.” Is followed by a subtitle sentence which reads: “With the Art of attacking fortified places by surprise and by force, and also to defend fortified places against surprises and force.” Those two sentences already contain…
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1. Der Titel lautet „Grund Regeln über die fünf Säulen“ und ist von Des Jacobi Barozzi von Vignola geschrieben. Der Titel weist auf einen Zusammenhang mit der antiken Architektur hin. Das Buch ist deshalb vermutlich für Fachpersonen, zB. Architekten oder angehende Architekten geschrieben. Durch die Verbildlichung anhand zahlreiche Kupferstichen kann es für Laien aber ebenfalls…
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The title of my book is “Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British architect” Vol.I.. Author of the book: Campbell Colin, 1715-1771. The book has a size of large folio plate and the thickness is about 3cm. The printed fonts on the front page are with beautiful details of fracture and italics. A big part of this…
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The book is called “Collection of designs for rural retreats as villas. Principally in the Gothic and Castle styles of Architecture. With their Iconography or Plans, laid down to Scale and other Appendages. » Therefore we from first sight know that the book compiles different designs and descriptions of villas in a rural context. List of…
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The full title of the book is: Le Theatre de l’Art de Charpentier, Enrichi de Diverses Figures, avec l’interprétation d’icelles, it was written by Mathurin Jousse. The book was published in 1650. The title suggests that it is about the art of carpentry, so it is a practically directed craft. It therefore focuses on practical…
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As the title already connotates, Joseph Furttenbach’s „Newes Itinerarium Italiae“ (1627) displays an early version of a travel guide, a collection of the nicest places in Italy. It seems to be written for Furttenbach’s peers; people who are interested in travelling or for those who want to get to know Italy’s most beautiful places. After the…
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The full title of the book is “Theatrum architecturae civilis”. If I just look at the title, I would say the book discusses the most important aspects of architecture on the level, which ordinary people understand (“civilis”). Somehow my speculation would be correct, as the book consists of three parts: In the first part Carlo…