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Author: Leonhard Christoph Sturm Publication date: 1718, Augsburg

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This illustration is on Page 188 of my Book. As far as I can tell it is a depiction of the wooden bridge in Montreau. I chose it because it is one of the few examples in this book that showcase not just a plan, but also gives an explanation of how the bridge functions…

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Image 1: I chose this image, because I think the pictures, as for example the greek statues, represent the title of the book. Image 2: This picture shows, that the book has many beautiful plans and drawings. With this picture of the book and the comparison to my hand, I think that we can get…

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Review of the work “Architecture moderne, ou l’art de bien bâtir pour toutes sortes de personnes tant pour les maisons des particuliers que pour les palais / [Charles-Etienne Briseux]”, written by Claude Jombert and Charles Etienne. Published 1728. These two pages depict in great detail the sectional view and ground plane of a very thin city…

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I chose this page, because I think it shows a list of content, coming up in this Book and summarises which particular “errori” (->mistakes) architects made/make. This page is one of few pages, on wich drawings can be found. I photographed this page, because it seems like a very interesting way of conveying the mistakes…

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The first book page I selected: The second book page I selected: The book has very thin / fine pages and the binding of the book is a hardcover.