Treatise

A treatise (from Latin tractatus " treatise discussion ") is a short written essay on a topic. Often, in treatise religious, philosophical, cultural, political, moral or ( natural) scientific topics. The publication in Tract form dates from antiquity. Heavy use to didactic and dogmatic purposes, the word ' treatise ' in German sometimes a negative connotation.

Both the male form of the treatise and the neuter form of the tract are common.

The first evidence of the use of the word " treaty" in the German language area date back to the 8th century ( mittelhochdt. tractat m. ).

Current use

Today tracts are often used to spread religious or political ideologies. Tracts raise in this context, no scientific claim. It rather seeks to present the relevant ideas intelligible and with great conviction. Frequently, these are then offered for free in the pedestrian zone or directly at the front door to mission purposes. Flight, armed, and lampoons fall under the concept pamphlet. Both terms have depending on the context a more or less negative undertone ( connotation ).

Historically

A special form of tracts can be found in the Talmud. This extensive Jewish written work includes commentary on some of the rules of the Torah. The Talmud consists of six volumes, called orders, which are in turn divided into 63 tracts.

The architectural treatise was a literary genre of the 15th and 16th centuries, through the draft especially the classification of Roman antiquity should be explained and disseminated. The architectural treatise was the engine of the stylistic change from Gothic to Renaissance. This Illustration and text were of equal importance.