Observations On Vitruvii De Architectura Libri Decem

Johan Louis Ussing was a professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. His deep interest in a fifteenth century manuscript entitled Vitruvii de Architectura Libri Decem led to the eventual publication of his book "Observations on Vitruvii de Architecturea Libri Decem: With Special Regard to the Time At Which This Work Was Written" which is the summary of his life's work and dedication to this ancient document. Of particular note, this edition is actually a translation from the first printing in Danish, painstakingly revised by Ussing himself who wanted to widen the reach of this important work. The source document for this text, Vitruvii de Architectura Libri Decem, was written and published by Vitruvius Polio, a contemporary of Caesar and Augustus. His manuscript provides modern readers with a manual on ancient architecture and design that articulately establishes itself as an exceedingly helpful guide to understanding a variety of the preserved and admired antique structures in Italy. Vitruvious Polio is not only credited with the creation of this valuable manuscript, he was also a noted teacher of architecture in his lifetime, educating architects, scholars, and laymen on the use of and theory behind Renaissance architecture. Thanks to Ussing, Polio's legacy carries on even today as he is able to share his amassed knowledge with new generations via his original manuscript with helpful additions and interpretations from Ussing himself aimed at a more contemporary audience. Even though other manuscripts and books have steadily begun to overshadow Polio's essential work, Ussing successfully resuscitates the Vitruvii de Architectura Libri Decem in this book dedicated to Polio, his seminal manuscript, and his countless contributions to the understanding and preservation of architecture. " Observations on Vitruvii de Architecturea Libri Decem: With Special Regard to the Time At Which This Work Was Written" is a wonderful book for readers interested in architecture, history, and the preservation of historic structures. The book combines both notes on the life and times of Vitruvius Polio and the manuscript Polio created that was arguably his most important piece of work done artfully by author Johan Louis Ussing in a manner that appeals to both scholar and laymen with equanimity. Highly recommended for any reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Architects, Builders, and Intellectual Culture in Restoration England charts the moment when well-educated, well-resourced, English intellectuals first became interested in classical architecture in substantial numbers. This occurred after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 and involved people such as John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, Sir Christopher Wren, and Roger North. Matthew Walker explores how these figures treated architecture as a subject of intellectual enquiry, either as writers, as designers of buildings, or as both. In four substantial chapters it looks at how the architect was defined as a major intellectual figure, how architects acquired material that allowed them to define themselves as intellectually competent architects, how intellectual writers in the period handled knowledge of ancient architecture in their writing, and how the design process in architecture was conceived of in theoretical writing at the time. In all, Walker shows that the key to understanding English architectural culture at the time is to understand how architecture was handled as knowledge, and how architects were conceived of as collectors and producers of such knowledge. He also makes the claim that architecture was treated as an extremely serious and important area of intellectual enquiry, the result of which was that by the turn of the eighteenth century, architects and architectural writers could count themselves amongst England's intellectual and cultural elite.

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This volume explores the various strategies by which appropriate pasts were construed in scholarship, literature, art, and architecture in order to create “national”, regional, or local identities in late medieval and early modern Europe. Because authority was based on lineage, political and territorial claims were underpinned by historical arguments, either true or otherwise. Literature, scholarship, art, and architecture were pivotal media that were used to give evidence of the impressive old lineage of states, regions, or families. These claims were related not only to classical antiquity but also to other periods that were regarded as antiquities, such as the Middle Ages, especially the chivalric age. The authors of this volume analyse these intriguing early modern constructions of “antiquity” and investigate the ways in which they were applied in political, intellectual and artistic contexts in the period of 1400–1700. Contributors include: Barbara Arciszewska, Bianca De Divitiis, Karl Enenkel, Hubertus Günther, Thomas Haye, Harald Hendrix, Stephan Hoppe, Marc Laureys, Frédérique Lemerle, Coen Maas, Anne-Françoise Morel, Kristoffer Neville, Konrad Ottenheym, Yves Pauwels, Christian Peters, Christoph Pieper, David Rijser, Bernd Roling, Nuno Senos, Paul Smith, Pieter Vlaardingerbroek, and Matthew Walker.