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Title: | Sobre el documento de Próspero Casola (1565-1647): Primer manual sobre construcción perspectiva conocido en las islas Canarias, del ingeniero Próspero Casola | Other Titles: | About the document of Prospero Casola (1565-1647).: Text book about perspective construction ever known in the Canary Islands, written by the engineer Prospero Casola | Authors: | Solana Suárez, Enrique Lobo Cabrera, Manuel Gutiérrez Labory, Elsa María Bruquetas De Castro, Fernando |
UNESCO Clasification: | 55 Historia | Keywords: | Fortificaciones Perspectivas Paleografía Canarias Manuscritos, et al |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Journal: | Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos | Abstract: | Este artículo es registro de manuscrito inédito de Próspero de Casola, hallado en el Archivo de la Casa Condal de la Vega Grande en Las Palmas GC. Necesaria la paleografía para transcribirlos. Ingeniero italiano fue técnico solvente en las fortificaciones de Canarias; padeció los ataques contra aquella ciudad por los piratas Drake (1595) y Van der Does (1599). Comunicaba personal y directamente con el rey, Felipe I, II y IV, prerrogativa de los ingenieros de la Monarquía, envía cartas continuamente a los monarcas con necesidades de las fortificaciones canarias. Manual aprendizaje de construcción perspectiva, facilitamos transcripción y orden, conteniendo dos grupos, agrupados incorrectamente, afinando la paleografía. El más interesantes realizado en su época en Canarias, y el primero en su tipo. Su finalidad, enseñar a hijo mayor sucesor ingeniero real en Canarias previsto, pero su muerte prematura hace se disponga para formar otros en esta ciencia This paper provides a log on the findings obtained from the study of the inedited handwritten text of Prospero Casola, found in the archives of Casa Condal de la Vega Grande, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. A paleographic analysis was necessary in order to transcribe the text. The Italian engineer was a knowledgeable technician specialized in Canary strongholds; he experienced first-hand the attacks against the city of Las Palmas de G.C. by the pirates Drake (1595) and Van der Does (1599). He had direct and personal communication with the kings Felipe I, II, and IV, as the engineers had the prerogative to directly notify the needs of such strongholds. A transcription and re-ordering of the textbook is provided, as it was found that the placing of some pages had been incorrectly swapped. This construction perspective handbook is the first of its kind in the Canaries, and bears high interest due to its uniqueness. The handbook was originally written with the aim of transmitting his knowledge to his elder son, for the latter to succeed Casola as a Royal Engineer. However, Casola’s premature death provoked the handbook to be given a wider use as other students gained access to the text. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/72831 | ISSN: | 0570-4065 | Source: | Anuario de Estudios Atlánticos [ISSN 0570-4065], n. 66, p. 1-14 | URL: | http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=7328261 |
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