De re aedificatoria

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De re aedificatoria is a 15th-century architectural treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that systematizes classical architectural theory and profoundly influenced Renaissance and later architecture.

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instanceOf Renaissance treatise
architectural treatise
aim codification of architectural practice
systematization of classical architectural knowledge
author Leon Battista Alberti
circulation manuscript before print
commissionedBy Pope Nicholas V
dateCompleted c. 1450s
dateWritten 15th century
firstPrintedBy Niccolò di Lorenzo
firstPrintedEdition 1485
firstPrintedPlace Florence
focusesOn beauty in architecture
building materials
classical architecture
construction techniques
fortifications
private buildings
proportions
public buildings
waterworks
genre theoretical work
hasPart Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book IX
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book X
influenced Andrea Palladio
Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Mannerism
surface form: Mannerist architecture

Renaissance architecture
Sebastiano Serlio
architectural theory
treatise writers of the 16th century
urban design
inspiredBy De architectura
Vitruvius
keyConcept firmitas
utilitas
venustas
literaryForm prose
numberOfBooks 10
originalLanguage Latin
period Italian Renaissance
placeOfOrigin Italy
status foundational text of Western architectural theory
subject architectural theory
architecture
building technology
urban planning

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Renaissance art theory hasKeyText De re aedificatoria