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Alessandro Pompei: Li cinque ordini dell’architettura civile di Michel Sanmicheli I chose this page because of the beautiful illustration of the Doric order. I chose this page because of the very detailed graphics about the Doric order. The book is way thinner than I expected but still magnificent! The paper has a very special quality…

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Xiaomin Tian: This page caught my eyes at first glance, this complicated drawing and design belong to my favorite type of collum, the Corinthian. I think the cornice fits with the rest of the collum in a perfect way. This picture compares two cornices/columns with very similar designs and structures. It is very interesting for…

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Pierre le Muet Manière de bien bastir pour toutes sortes de personnes

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Archisesto-Ottavio Revesti Bruti Both drawings are representing an entrance (doric style) which shows on the right side a more “simple” outline of the drawing where on the left side a more fine and detailed version is found. Also the book like the pictures itself are very fragile which shows the time and history it went…

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These are the five fundamental columns in history. Very impressive how much this volute stands for. It contributes a way more information than I thought. It tells a long story.

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These are the two pages I chose from Pietro Bartoli’s book in the digital version. I chose these specific pages since the way Bartoli drew the water in them caught my eyes. Following the same two pages in the physical version:

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I chose this page due to the contrast between the title of the chapter and the text and additionally, because of the eye-catching letter H. I chose this page because of the visually appealing graph with the little tower which reminded me of physics and mathematics. While the book edge is decorated with golden flowers,…