Books on architecture and garden design – digitized
(http://architectura.uni-hd.de)
As a part of its Special
Subject Collection in Art History
the University Library of Heidelberg holds an important collection of
historical books (late 15th through the early 19th century) on
architecture and garden design, which we endeavour to make
available on
the Internet at no charge.
The collection of books on architecture - among them rare and precious
illustrated editions from Italy, France, Germany and other European
countries- includes architectural tracts and Säulenbücher, meant as
pattern books for the contemporary architects. The tradition of
this kind of literature goes back to the Roman architect and writer
Vitruv and his work „De architectura
libri decem“, which was rediscovered in the 15th century. Since its
first printed edition in 1486 this work has gained great popularity
allover Middle Europe and has had a decisive influence on the sacred
and
secular architecture. The collection includes important engraving
series about architectural complexes and historical guides to church
buildings.
The international collection of books on garden design includes
impressive engraving series and pattern books about landscape
architecture and horticulture from the Renaissance till the early 19th
century. Related publications like herbaria, calendars, theses and
monographs on agricultural law and the history of gardening are
held, too.
The collection is recorded on our local online catalogue HEIDI
, 
SWB (Union
Catalog of the South West German
Library Consortium) and
artlibraries.net - Virtual Catalogue For Art History / Virtueller Katalog Kunstgeschichte.
An overview of all digitized literature you can find here.
From our own collection
Other
libraries' offers
Requests, suggestions and criticism to Dr. Maria Effinger
Further information:- Schule des Sehens: Architektur in Renaissance und Barock: Lektion III: Der Kanon der fuenf Saeulenordnungen und seine Vermittlung in den Architekturtraktaten
