Miranda Lundy

I was both fascinated and frustrated by this book. I found much of it interesting, but each topic went from simple to complex quickly, and I needed to read it more slowly to absorb more. The book is has written explanations on the left-side page and illustrations on the right. Often, the illustrations would've been easier to make out if they'd been printed on larger paper: sometimes the captions were too small for me to read even with reading glasses on. But if the point was to pique my show more curiosity about the Quadrivium, it succeeded: I'd love to understand this better. show less

This tiny 58-page book is dense; it can teach you a great deal about the patterns and constructions underlying the design of temples and churches, in particular if you follow the explanations with ruler, compass and set-square.

Nice reference book.