Twenty-five copies of the present edition were offered on large paper. « previous 1 2 3 next » sort by « previous 1 2 3 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Roman house-entrance with flanking shops 7.

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roof-construction, doorways, Tuscan order 10. Gwilt states that he was determined to give the English student a truer interpretation and his remained the standard translation throughout the nineteenth century. German and Spanish translations were also made, but the first English translation was an abridgment (1692, reissue 1729) - Newton's complete translation not appearing until 1771-1791. Vitruvius Pollio The Ten Books On Architecture (1914) Hardcover Septemby Vitruvius (Author), Herbert Langford Warren (Illustrator), Morris Hicky Morgan (Translator) 426 ratings 4.0 on Goodreads 2,417 ratings Kindle 0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. This new edition of an ancient tome is intended for practical application, as an indispensable reference for classical studies, and as an incontrovertible example of the enduring value of the architecture of antiquity for contemporary education and practice.This is the second complete translation into English of Vitruvius's De architectura - the only ancient text on Greco-Roman architecture that has survived complete which provides an account of Greek and early Roman architecture to around the end of the first century B.C.Ī Latin text was printed between 14 but the versions of Barbaro (1556), Perrault (1673) and Galiani (1758) became the most widely used editions. Also included are many photographs of historic architecture from Greece, Italy, Turkey, and throughout the Mediterranean region. Architect and educator Thomas Gordon Smith re-created these finely detailed illustrations directly from the text.

'Viturvius on Architecture' presents not only a new translation of the five books most relevant to contemporary architecture but also new drawings and watercolors that illustrate, for the first time since ancient days, Vitruvis's methods of proportion and composition. The second chapter, on the other hand, touches the origin of the very first dwelling, and the methods of building up a wall. The 'Ten Books,' the most comprehensive architectural book written in antiquity and the only such work to survive, is a seminal volume in Western culture and continues to be an important resource. He presented this work, known today as 'Ten Books on Architecture,' to Emperor Augustus in the hope of changing what he perceived as a rampant lack of professionalism and educational rigor in the practice of architecture. Approximately 2,025 years ago, an aged Roman architect named Vitruvius wrote down on ten scrolls everything he knew about architecture.

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