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A caption refers the reader to the preface to book vii of vitruvius and to pliny. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Ten books on architecture wikisource, the free online library. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. On architecture, volume i vitruvius harvard university press. The project gutenberg ebook of ten books on architecture, by. The sources are always responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. The ten books on architecture by vitruvius pollio free ebook. Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and. In libraries with southern exposures the books are ruined by worms and.

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The project gutenberg ebook of ten books on architecture, by vitruvius this ebook is. The project gutenberg ebook of ten books on architecture, by vitruvius this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. In on architecture vitruvius adds to the tradition of greek theory and practice the results of his own experience. On architecture, published as ten books on architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the roman architect marcus vitruvius pollio and dedicated to his patron, the emperor caesar augustus, as a guide for building projects. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. The rediscovery of vitruvius during the renaissance. The work is one of the most important sources of modern knowledge of roman building methods, as well as the planning and design of. For the first time in more than half a century, vitruvius ten books on architecture is being published in english.