The title of the book, is quite general in its wording and gives the impression of very forward thinking, ahead of its time point of view, of the author. It suggests an analytical, comparative and observant text on Chinese design, in a time, when the westerners didn’t know as much about it as we do now….
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My book is called “the Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia” it was published in 1764 and written by Robert Adam in English. The title reveals the topic of this book. The books content gives an insight into the ruins of the Diocletian’s palace in Spalatro, Dalmatia. These ruins…
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My book is called „Neü-herfürgegebene Kriegsarchitektur“ which makes it very clear that the book focuses on military buildings. I also think that the word „neü“ is old German and stands for new. Therefore the book will probably be aimed at leaders that want to build their fortress with the newest methods. To show the reader…
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The title of the book “Parallèle de l’architecture antique avec la modern” reveals pretty much the whole topic of the book. One knows what it could be about. The author of the book Charles-Antoine Jombert wrote in coorparation with other authors of its time this book which is the fourth part of a series of…
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Friends with an old book Lars Niklas Ludes 21-948-492 The first page of the Book with the full Title summarizes the content of the book in a short but complete way. “Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect Containing The Plans, Elevations and Sections of the Regular Buildings both Public and Private In Great Britain With…
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The Title „Opera di Francesco Borromino”, composed by Sebastiano Giannini, can be translated to “The Opera of Francesco Borromino”.Appearance wise it`s rather thin, though tall and covered in leather.There is barely any text in the book except for the first three to four pages.In the rest, every second page has a hand drawn image.The first…
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The book on which this argument is based is entitled “I quattro libri di architettura”. Through this title, it is easy to understand the organisation of the book. Indeed, it is composed of 4 books, each with a different educational purpose. It was first published in Italian in Venice in 1570 and also contains the…
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Title: Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque a celebrioribus architectis inventi nunc tandem suis cum plantis ac mensuris a Io. Iacobo de Rubeis Romano suis typis in lucem editi ad aedem pacis cum privilegio summi pontifices Anno MDCLXXXIIL Translation: The most significant exterior and interior vistas (looks) of the temples of Rome were discovered (found)…
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The book title de gli obelischi di Roma can be translated as “On the Obelisks of Rome”. The book appears to be an in-depth survey of Egyptian obelisks and their presence in Rome. In Pharaonic Egypt, obelisks were placed in front of temples. They were considered solar symbols. Michele Mercati (1541 – 1593) the author…
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Pietro Santi Bartoli was an Italian painter who lived in the 17th century. Since he was very much interested in archeology he went to Rome in his teens where he studied art and etching. The book “Columna Cochlis M. Aurelio Antonio Augusto dicata eius rebus gestis in Germanica, atque Saramtica expeditione insignis, ex S. C. Romae…