[ARCHITECTURE] Alberti BOOK TEN ON THE ART OF BUILDING

BOOK TEN ON THE ART OF BUILDING

Leon Baptista Alberti - (1404-1472) - Ten books on matters of construction: De re aedificatoria libri decem (Ten books on matters of construction), based on a treatise by Vitruvius. In it, the architect dealt primarily with aesthetic issues starting from the concept of harmony. He believed that good architecture could be created only on the basis of knowledge of ancient formulas and accurate mathematical calculations. Important for a building are its proportions, which he compared with the proportions of the human body.

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warsaw 1960

Dimension 34x24cm; p.numbered 322.Binding half leather, spine decorated, stained upper page trim, some soiling.Very good condition.