Full title: L’experience de l’architecture militaire The experience of military architecture, where one thoroughly learns the method of working in the squares: the particular knowledge of materials suitable for building, the thoisé of the masonry and the aliquots of land, with that of the wood and the frameworks: together the science of finding the water…
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The title of the book is the Grecian Order of Architecture. As the title already explains, the book is about the different aspects and the variety of the Grecian Order. The book is dedicated to James Stuart, who according to the author was the first to explore the ruins of Athens and to share them…
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The book “Cours d’architecture” was written by Augustin-Charles d’Avelier, a French architect. He went to Rome, where he learned a lot of the architecture and their architects. The full title of the book gives us the information, that the topic of the book is about the orders of Vignole, an architect of Rome, and his…
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The following aspects of the book “Lucidum Perspectivae Speculum” published in 1727 by Paul Heinecken will be examined: Title of the book The full title reads as follows: «Lucidum Perspectivae Speculum Das ist: Ein heller Spiegel der Perspective; In welchem So wohl der Grund dieser Kunst als auch die in Praxi täglich vorfallende mannigfältige Application…
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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…