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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De re aedificatoria canonical | 4 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance treatise
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architectural treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
codification of architectural practice
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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
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building materials ⓘ classical architecture ⓘ construction techniques ⓘ fortifications ⓘ private buildings ⓘ proportions ⓘ public buildings ⓘ waterworks ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book IX ⓘ Book V ⓘ Book VI ⓘ Book VII ⓘ Book VIII ⓘ Book X ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andrea Palladio
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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
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Vitruvius ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
firmitas
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utilitas ⓘ venustas ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 10 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| period | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| status | foundational text of Western architectural theory ⓘ |
| subject |
architectural theory
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architecture ⓘ building technology ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
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