Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Section and Ground-plan of Rotunda Temple

DIAGRAM n2r · p.195
Section and Ground-plan of Rotunda Temple
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Full-page architectural diagram: cross-section and floor plan of the circular Temple of Venus Physizoa. Detailed measurements and proportions.

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The HP's most elaborate architectural diagram. The rotunda temple embodies the mathematical perfection that Colonna sees as analogous to divine love.

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