There is very little information at first glance on Livre d’architecture by Boffrand, which led to initial difficulties in finding keywords to ask Alice about. However, after reading into the book and interpretations of it e.g. by Van Eck in Eighteenth-Century Architecture, I discovered the book’s and authors’ close link to the concept of Architecture…
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Germain Boffrand was deemed one of the most influential french architects around 1700. He was known to break traditions and innovate both in the interior and exterior of buildings. He is seen as one of the founders of the Rococo style, which later spread throughout all of Europe. My interpretation of this book is that…
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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…