Variae architecturae formae
Variae architecturae formae is a set of architectural perspective prints by Hans Vredeman de Vries, published in 1601 in Antwerp by Theodorus Gallaeus for architects, painters and designers. The plates are engraved views of imagined colonnades, courtyards and fountains, each framed in a circular or arched cartouche. For a designer they offer a model of one-point perspective, with receding columns, coffered vaults and tiled floors set out in strict geometry.
