0319 Transparent Paper as a Medium of Copying and Design in the Early Modern Architectural Workshop
This article explores the use and function of the lucido technique in architectural workshops from the Renaissance through the late eighteenth century. By examining evidence from written sources and key drawing collections, the study compares the copying practices of architects with those of artists...
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| description | This article explores the use and function of the lucido technique in architectural workshops from the Renaissance through the late eighteenth century. By examining evidence from written sources and key drawing collections, the study compares the copying practices of architects with those of artists. The findings reveal that transparent paper was not appreciated as a copying medium in Europe’s architectural workshops until the mid-eighteenth century. When employed, transparent paper was primarily used for copying figure and ornamental drawings that were challenging to transfer using the pricking technique. The paper argues that the marginalization of transparent paper in architectural practice was possibly due to the coating process and the characteristics of the substances employed – vegetable oils and resins – which were incompatible with the working environment of architects. It was only with the commercialization of machine-made wove transparent paper in the early nineteenth century that architects and engineers began to systematically adopt this medium. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-73ca81e117a74ba98c10ec4e8139ddac2025-01-14T11:11:00ZdeuInternational Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA)RIHA Journal2190-33282025-01-0110.11588/riha.2024.1.1081911611880319 Transparent Paper as a Medium of Copying and Design in the Early Modern Architectural WorkshopAnna Bortolozzihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-9151This article explores the use and function of the lucido technique in architectural workshops from the Renaissance through the late eighteenth century. By examining evidence from written sources and key drawing collections, the study compares the copying practices of architects with those of artists. The findings reveal that transparent paper was not appreciated as a copying medium in Europe’s architectural workshops until the mid-eighteenth century. When employed, transparent paper was primarily used for copying figure and ornamental drawings that were challenging to transfer using the pricking technique. The paper argues that the marginalization of transparent paper in architectural practice was possibly due to the coating process and the characteristics of the substances employed – vegetable oils and resins – which were incompatible with the working environment of architects. It was only with the commercialization of machine-made wove transparent paper in the early nineteenth century that architects and engineers began to systematically adopt this medium.https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/rihajournal/article/view/108191architectural drawingcopytracingtransparent paperarchitectural practice |
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| title | 0319 Transparent Paper as a Medium of Copying and Design in the Early Modern Architectural Workshop |
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| title_sort | 0319 transparent paper as a medium of copying and design in the early modern architectural workshop |
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