Architecture and Memory

The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro

Robert Kirkbride

 

Astrolabe and armillary sphere, Urbino studiolo. Leonardo da Vinci states that "practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory, of which perspective – wherein is found the glory not only of mathematical but also of physical science – is the guide and gateway" (cited by Winternitz, "Quattrocento Science in the Gubbio Study," 111).

Source: Photo by author with permission of La Soprintendenza per i beni storici e artistici delle Marche

Astrolabe and armillary sphere, Urbino studiolo. Leonardo da Vinci states that