Tutte l’Opere d’Archittetura et Prospetiva, was the first such work to be illustrated and written in Italian, not the usual Latin. Serlio’s treatise was hugely influential in disseminating Italian Renaissance architecture to Western Europe. Described as the ‘most important architectural writer and theorist of the 16th century’, it is thought Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) had Serlio’s work in-hand while building St Paul’s Cathedral in London.]]> Sebastiano Serlio]]> Monumental Remains of Noble and Eminent Persons (1826); Thomas Chippendale’s Gentleman & Cabinet-makers Director. 3rd ed. [1862]; and Matthew Dubourg’s Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome (1820); each in their own way must have helped Wales in his work as a partner in Mason and Wales, the oldest practising architectural firm in New Zealand. This is a page from a scrapbook that contains numerous illustrations of English buildings and hand-drawn architectural ornaments.]]> ___]]> The Diary of John Evelyn (1955) and a first English edition of Roland Fréart’s A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern (1664), which was translated by John Evelyn. In October 2009, a third edition (1723) of this classic work by the French architectural theorist was donated to Special Collections. It arrived somewhat circuitously via a Canterbury bookseller, a Dunedin bookseller, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor. It is in superb condition.]]> Roland Fréart]]> Wayne Andrews]]> Francis D. K. Ching, et al]]> (Key to Fabretti’s engraving
Page 8: A=the space or hollow through which the water flowed
Page 9 (top):A=the space or hollow through which the water flowed; B=the ventilation shaft to maintain freshness and allow
access; C=the ridge of the arch; D=the form of the arch upright
Page 9 (bottom): A settling tank where the water is carried through (A) and (B) into the tank (C), where the mud in the water remained. Purified water exited through (D) and (E) and continued its journey to the city.)
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Roland Fréart]]> De Architectura, Vitruvius (c. 80-15 BC) outlined what he thought was the ideal education for an architect and the principles of firmitas – durability; utilitas – usefulness; and venustas – beauty, in architecture. After his treatise resurfaced during the Renaissance it dominated architectural theory for the next 300 years. Andrea Palladio (1508-80) was heavily influenced by Vitruvius’s work. The above volume shows the Pantheon, which still stands in Rome 2000 years after it was first built and has the ‘largest unreinforced concrete dome’ in the world. The concrete was poured continuously, from the bottom of the dome to the top, so that it was seamless. The production, transport and distribution of all the concrete must have been a logistical nightmare.]]> Andrea Palladio]]> Bernardo Gamucci]]> Andrea Palladio]]> Baʻlabakk (Lebanon)]]> Wood, Robert]]> Illustrations]]> Architecture]]> Athens (Greece)]]> Antiquities]]>
Published shortly after James Stuart's death, the acclaimed second volume of The antiquities of Athens … was devoted to the Acropolis. This is dealt with in the precise, if somewhat lifeless, neoclassical spirit. Both Stuart and Revett were members of the Society of the Dilettanti which had been formed in 1732 as a convivial meeting group for Englishmen on the Grand Tour. By the 1760s, the society sponsored archaeological expedition and publication. It produced the two volume Ionian Antiquities in 1769 and 1797.]]>
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Architecture]]> Gothic revival (Architecture)]]> University of Otago]]> ]]> Bury, Maxwell, 1825-1912]]> University of Otago]]> Image]]> Still Image]]> Drawings]]> Pen works]]> Art]]> Dunedin (N.Z.)]]> Nineteenth century]]> Architecture]]> Gothic revival (Architecture)]]> University of Otago]]> ]]> Bury, Maxwell, 1825-1912]]> University of Otago]]> Image]]> Still Image]]> Drawings]]> Ink drawings]]> Art]]> Dunedin (N.Z.)]]> Nineteenth century]]>