One of the finest examples of publishing during The Golden Age of Printing is the three-volume set,
One of the finest examples of publishing during The Golden Age of Printing is the three-volume set, Ezechielem Explanationes, published in Rome during the years 1596 through 1604. The work is an imagined reconstruction of the Temple of Solomon. The author was an architect, mathematician and Jesuit scholar who, under commission from Philip II of Spain, created an imagined reconstruction of the entire Temple. It contains 27 large fold-out illustrations which show detail down to the individual brick. The work stands as a basic source for determining ancient Hebrew weights and measures and is acknowledged as having deeply influenced European baroque architecture. -Helen -- source link
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