“Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British architect by Campbell, Colin” First page with different calligraphy styles in PDF First big elevation plan in PDF, page 64.
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Part 1
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The book “Parralèle de l’architecture antique avec la moderne”, 1766, is part of the ETH Rare Books collection and I was able to look at it in the archive of ETH. It was a little smaller than I thought it would be, as one can see on the picture where I hold it. It’s about…
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The Books “Studio d’architettura civile” by Fredinando Ruggieri includes 4 different Books. I was very surprised by how big those Books were. By seeing the Pages on the PDF i thought those Books must be smaller. It was impressiv to see those very percise drawings so big on each page. I chose those two pages,…
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Title: L’expérience de l’architecture militaire Author: The Martins Publication Date: 1687 Expectation of the Physical book: After looking at the whole pdf, I expect this book to be small, sort of like a handbook and very long. I have this expectation because the theme of the book is about the methods of travelling in the…
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The first book page I selceted shows creative characteristics, in particular through the choice of color, font and size. The second selected page has its purpose in the technical information. Both pages reveal information, but have a contrast in design and looking.
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#21-948-492 #60 Colen Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus, vol. 1
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Melanie Meyer 23.10.21. After meeting the book When I saw the book I was surprised by the size of it. I didn’t expected to be so big. (Size: 50×30 cm)