STUDY ON FRANCESCO DI GIORGIO AND HIS TREATICES (III) : About his urban theory (2)

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  • Francesco di Giorgio研究(III) : 都市論について(2)
  • Francesco di Giorgio研究-3-都市論について-2-
  • Francesco di Giorgio

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This paper examines following next three points of the Francesco di Giorgio's urban theory, after the manners of the preceding paper; "About his Urban Theory (1)"; 1) Urban structure related to < corpo umano inscritto in cerchio e quadrato > 2) common items on city planning 3) typology of city site and its particularities on planning. F. di Giorgio, citing the notion of < corpo umano inscritto in cerchio e quadrato > from Vitruvius, insists on the completeness of human body and relates the navel of the human body to the center of circle. But in his illustrations the center of circle does not correspond to the navel correctly. This means that he uses navel's analogy in the sense of mythical and classical meaning, "center of the world", without concerning on its geometrical preciseness. At any rate, in city planning, he uses the analogy of the human body in a functional way. Based on the functional analogy between city and human body, he insists that every element of a city should correspond to and be proportional to the whole city. He also considers the merit of the accumulation of same types of industries, the opposing nature between industry, commerce and others, that anticipates the modern locational theory. He classifies the location of city in five types, probably influenced by Alberti. But his method is more practical than Alberti. In conclusion, F. di Giorgio's forms of cities are not ideal ones, but based on the functional, reasonable and practical considerations.

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