Botta

They haue also an ornament for their heads which they call Botta, being made of the barke of a tree, or of some such other lighter matter as they can find, which by reason of the thicknes and roundnes therof cannot be holden but in both hands together: and it hath a square sharp spire rising from the top therof, being more then a cubite in length, and fashioned like vnto a pinacle.

The iournal of frier William de Rubruquis a French man of the order of the minorite friers, vnto the East parts of the worlde. An. Dom. 1253. 2004

They haue also an ornament for their heads which they call Botta, being made of the barke of a tree, or of some such other lighter matter as they can find, which by reason of the thicknes and roundnes therof cannot be holden but in both hands together: and it hath a square sharp spire rising from the top therof, being more then a cubite in length, and fashioned like vnto a pinacle.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1994, Mario Botta, 151 Third St. Museum officials didn't call Botta when they sought architects to design an equally large addition, but the Swiss modernist's "little gem" has fans such as Susan Schneider: "The interior horizontal finishes convey solidity and even perhaps tradition, while the peekaboo staircase with its dark-to-light aspect leading to the cylindrical steps from the fourth to fifth floor is nothing but fun."

SFGate: Top News Stories John King 2011

Its lead staff member in this office is Christine Maria Botta, formerly Christine Salzmann, who used to be Blatter's personal assistant.

Mohamed bin Hammam makes move against Sepp Blatter for Fifa presidency 2011

The new wing will hook directly onto the museum's existing 1995 geometric-brick Mario Botta design but has an asymmetrical look that's all its own.

SFMOMA Thinks Big in Expansion Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

Though the country is known internationally for its architecture stars like Herzog & de Meuron and Le Corbusier, within Switzerland no living designer is more widely known than Mario Botta.

Water With an Edge Adam H. Graham 2011

Five years ago, Mr. Botta transformed the boxy '60s resort; it now resembles a spaceship, with sail-shaped glass dormers on the roof, swooshing, transparent doors, a crystalline gangway and underwater Kneipp rock trails lit with red and blue lights.

Water With an Edge Adam H. Graham 2011

The spa, located in Arosa two hours southeast of Zürich, was redesigned five years go by architect Mario Botta .

The Best Swiss Baths 2011

My own translation, with assistance from A. Botta and A. Saiber.

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

(Chastel, "Marqueterie et perspective au XV siècle," 144-45: translation Anna Botta).

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008