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On Architecture by Vitruvius
Category: Home and Garden
In "De architectura" (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters aspects of Roman architecture, engineering and city planning. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. Because it is the only antique treatise on architecture to have survived, "De architectura" has been an i ...Show more
On Architecture, Volume I - Books 1-5 by Vitruvius; Frank Granger (Translator)
Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: Loeb Classical Library
Vitruvius (Marcus V. Pollio), Roman architect and engineer, studied Greek philosophy and science and gained experience in the course of professional work. He was one of those appointed to be overseers of imperial artillery or military engines, and was architect of at least one unit of buildings for Augu ...Show more
On Architecture, Volume II - Books 6-10 by Vitruvius; Frank Granger (Translator)
Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: Loeb Classical Library
Vitruvius (Marcus V. Pollio), Roman architect and engineer, studied Greek philosophy and science and gained experience in the course of professional work. He was one of those appointed to be overseers of imperial artillery or military engines, and was architect of at least one unit of buildings for Augu ...Show more
Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio; Morris Hicky Morgan (Translator)
Category: History
The oldest and most influential book ever written on architecture, this volume describes the classic principles of symmetry, harmony, and proportion as well as the ancients' methods, materials, and aesthetics. Authoritative translation.
The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Category: Architecture
The Ten Books on Architecture Complete New Student Edition By Vitruvius Pollio Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c. 80-70 BC, died after c. 15 BC) was a Roman author, architect, and engineer during the 1st century BC perhaps best known for his multi-volume work entitled De Architectura. By his own descripti ...Show more
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