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Editorial Reviews - Medieval Architects From the Publisher Chapters: Byzantine Architects, Gothic Architects, Anthemius of Tralles, Isidore of Miletus, Villard de Honnecourt, Diogo de Boitaca, Henry Yevele, Mateus Fernandes, Huguet, Trdat the Architect, Arnolfo Di Cambio, Anton Pilgram, Erwin Von Steinbach, Lorenz Lechler, Alan of Walsingham, Peter Parler, Keldermans Family, William Wynford, Madern Gerthener, Reginald Bray, Robert de Coucy, Lorenzo Maitani, William of Sens, Robert of Luzarches, Hans Niessenberger, Peter of Montereau, William Vertue, Robert Vertue, Matthias of Arras, Matheus de Layens, William Ramsey, Jan Van Ruysbroek, Parler Family, Johann Parler, Rombout Ii Keldermans, Benedikt Rejt, Jacob Van Thienen, Jörg Von Halsbach, Matej Rejsek, William the Englishman, Juan de Colonia, Michael of Canterbury, Jean D'orbais, Simone Da Orsenigo, Robert Janyns, Jr., Simón de Colonia, Thomas Mapilton, Roulland le Roux, Pietro Baseggio, William Orchard, John Sponlee, William Smyth, Reginald Ely, John Clyve, Lorenz Spenning. Excerpt: Diogo de Boitaca (c. 1460 1528?) was an influential architect and engineer of some of the most important Portuguese buildings, working in Portugal in the first half of the 16th century. His name has been written in different fashions: Diogo Boytac, Diogo de Boytac, Diogo Boitaca, Diogo de Boitaca. The spelling of his name as Boitac (or Boytac) suggests that he is possibly of French origin. But, as so much in his life, this is uncertain. His year of birth is equally unknown, but is estimated around 1460. He died in Batalha in 1528, but even these data are uncertain. His family name occurs for the first time in 1498 in a document of king Manuel I, who granted him an annual allowance for his work at the Monastery of Jesus of Setúbal. His signature occurs on a document of 1514. His... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8614613 Synopsis Chapters: Byzantine Architects, Gothic Architects, Anthemius o
