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 invaluable source of information for scholars. The rediscovery of Vitruvius during the Renaissance greatly fuelled the revival of classicism during that and subsequent ...

This translation was first published in 1692. According to Wikipedia: "Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born c. 8070 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 description Vitruvius served as a ballista (artilleryman), the third class of arms in the military offices. He likely served as chief of the ballista (senior officer of artillery) in charge of doctores ballis...

This translation was first published in 1692. According to Wikipedia: "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 description Vitruvius served as a ballista (artilleryman), the third class of arms in the military offices. He likely served as chief of the ballista (senior officer of artillery) in charge of doctores balli...

The Roman engineer Vitruvius is the author of the celebrated treatise ‘De architectura’, a handbook for ancient architects. Vitruvius studied Greek philosophy and science and gained experience in the course of his professional work. Appointed to be an overseer of imperial artillery and military engines, he was architect of at least one unit of buildings for Augustus in the reconstruction of Rome. ‘De architectura’ is the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity and i...

The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the De Architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture) is the single most important work of architectural history in the Western world, having shaped humanist architecture and the image of the architect from the Renaissance to the present. This new, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture is the first to be published for an English-language audience in more than half a cen...

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a Roman architect and engineer flourishing in the first century B.C., was the author of the oldest and most influential work on architecture in existence. For hundreds of years, the specific instructions he gave in his "Ten Books on Architecture" were followed faithfully, and major buildings in all parts of the world reveal the widespread influence of his precepts. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, he was "the chief authority studied by architects, and in e...

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An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decorationThe idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman authors saw infinite practical and symbolic value in houses, and they have much to say about them. Ho...

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio's "Ten Books on Architecture" is the most complete treatise on the subject of architecture from antiquity and for hundreds of years influenced major buildings around the world. Dating to the first century B.C., the "Ten Books on Architecture" are not only an excellent historical reference into ancient construction methods and aesthetics but also a manual providing much that can be applied to modern architecture. Today's architect will find much of interest in this f...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents and IndexCONTENTSBOOK IPrefaceThe Education of the ArchitectThe Fundamental Principles of ArchitectureThe Departments of ArchitectureThe Site of a CityThe City WallsThe Directions of the Streets; with Remarks on the WindsThe Sites for Public BuildingsBOOK IIIntroductionThe Origin of the Dwelling HouseOn the Primor...

The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio is a foundational text in the field of architecture, written in the 1st century BC. This comprehensive work provides insights into Roman architectural practices and principles, as well as the cultural and scientific knowledge of the time. Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, aimed to establish a systematic approach to architecture, integrating design with functionality and aesthetics.The text is divided into ten books, each focusing o...

In "An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius," the esteemed Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius Pollio distills core principles of architecture from his comprehensive treatise, "De Architectura." This work is characterized by its blend of practical guidelines and philosophical musings, embodying the intersection of art and science in the architectural realm. Vitruvius emphasizes the triad of firmitas, utilitas, and venustas'Äîstrength, utility, and beauty'Äîhallmarks that continue...