BRA1017/B

Title

Subject

Description

In this treatise Dürer explained the basic principles of “the art of measurement, without which no one can become a true artisan.” Illustrated with Dürer’s woodcuts throughout, the book concerns linear geometry, two–dimensional figures, geometric solids, methods of rendering linear perspective, and various applications of measurement to architecture, engineering, and decoration.

Creator

Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528 and Formschneyder, Hieronymus, d. 1556, wood-engraver.

Source

BRA1017/B. Albrecht Dürer. Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt, in Linien Ebnen unnd gantzen Corporen… mit zů gehörigen Figuren. Nuremberg: [Albrecht Dürer], 1525.

Relation

LastBooks

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

German

Type

Art treatise with woodcut illustrations

Collection

Books and Prints by Albrecht Durer

Citation

Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528 and Formschneyder, Hieronymus, d. 1556, wood-engraver., “BRA1017/B,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 29, 2023, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1848.