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Catherine de' Medici and the Forest of Orleans: Queenly Participation in Early Modern French Forest Management

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 507-531, June 2026.
Abstract This essay demonstrates how a gender‐informed, more‐than‐human lens can provide new ways to analyse how the role of a queen in forestry management was conceptualised by sixteenth‐century professional men. It explores these ideas as they are presented in a work published by Guillaume Martin, Lieutenant General of the forests and waterways of ...
Susan Broomhall
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I saperi dell’architetto nella propaganda augustea: Vitruvio, Creta e la medicina

open access: yesErga-Logoi, 2020
The Vitruvian De architectura, treatise in ten books dedicated to Augustus, documents the author’s perfect adherence to the ideological contents of the Augustan propaganda – which founded much of its success not only on territorial conquests but also on ...
Margherita Cassia
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Arianna's Palette: A Diagnostic Study of the Painting Walls of the Domus of Arianna in Pompeii

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 2, Page 261-273, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The House of Arianna, also known as the House of Colored Capitals, represents, with its 1700 m2 of floor space, one of the most majestic examples of a residence within the Pompeii archaeological site. The research developed within the project “Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society—CHANGES” reports the outcomes of the ...
Maria Verde   +9 more
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Leon Battista Alberti and the Concept of Lineament [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A core idea in the architectural theory of Leon Battista Alberti, as expressed in the De re aedificatoria, is the distinction between “lineament,” the line in the mind of the architect, and “matter,” the material presence of the building.
Hendrix, John S
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Lead, isotopes and ice: a deadly legacy revealed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The earliest known use of lead was in the Neolithic period; by Roman times it was in widespread use, despite recognition that it could have adverse effects on human health.
Bergman, Beverly P.
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Reader Interaction with Graphic Devices in Early Modern English Printed Books☆

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 254-273, April 2026.
Abstract Research into marginalia or reader annotations has become a well‐established branch of early modern book studies, shedding light on one of the ways in which manuscript and print coexisted and interacted in this period. The present study sets out to discover how readers engaged with printed graphic devices and with texts that contain such ...
Aino Liira
wiley   +1 more source

On Guyer’s Vitruvian Normativity

open access: yesEstetika
A critical note on Paul Guyer’s A Philosopher Looks at Architecture (2021). In his book, Paul Guyer proposes that the Vitruvian triad of venustas, utilitas, and firmitas represents central goals and normative values of architecture – ideals that ...
Saul Fisher
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Pros and Cons of Bernini's Design for the Louvre: Monumentality Without Dome, Pediment or Free‐Standing Column and Its Drawbacks

open access: yesJAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Volume 9, Issue 1, January–December 2026.
ABSTRACT In the 17th‐century Louvre expansion project, many architects used free‐standing columns, domes and large pediments for its east elevation. These elements helped give the elevation, over 150 m wide, the monumentality the court wanted, while also providing the appropriate articulation. Bernini was probably the only architect who did not use any
Taro Endo
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular Symmetry and Art: Visualizing the Near‐Symmetry of Molecules in Piet Mondrian's De Stijl

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, Volume 136, Issue 25, June 17, 2024.
Can we use asymmetric art to show symmetry? A new plot style, the Mondrian graph, is proposed as a method of displaying the concerted distortions of molecules, highlighting symmetry and the contribution of normal modes to solid‐state conformation. The method of display borrows its artistic stylings from the works of Piet Mondrian—and speaks to how ...
Christopher J. Kingsbury   +1 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Vitruvius’ idea on character: somelessons for design students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Ponencia presentada a Session 3: Educación y arquitectura en las universidades / Architectural education in the ...
Asfour, Khaled
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