A Contribution to the Study of Instruction in Geometry and Architectural Representation in Spain during the 17th Century

Abstract

This study contributes to the knowledge of architectural representation and the theory of architecture in Spain during the 17th century through the examination of a littleknown document that is highly important in the context of Spanish treatises of the 17th century: the manuscript “Artes Exçelençias dela Perspectiba, 1688”. (“The excellent arts of perspective, 1688”). The importance of this document lies in its being a novel text of a pedagogical nature that served as a connecting link between geometrical trends in perspective in northern Europe in the 17th century and the traditions of Hispanic culture.