In his treatise on Roman architecture, Vitruvius Pollio declares that the qualities of a good building are "firmness, commodity, and delight." "The Ten Books on Architecture" outlines building methods for everything from aqueducts and temples, to decorative plasterwork. Written in the first century BC, and dedicated to emperor Caesar Augustus, it is the only complete document of its kind.
In his treatise on Roman architecture, Vitruvius Pollio declares that the qualities of a good building are "firmness, commodity, and delight." "The Te...
Vitruvius Pollio Herbert Langford Warren Morris Hicky Morgan
The Ten Books On Architecture
By Vitruvius Pollio
Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan
With Illustrations and Original Designs prepared under the Direction of Herbert Langford Warren And Nelson Robinson
De architectura (English: 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. The work is one of the most important sources of modern knowledge of Roman building methods, as well as the planning and design...
The Ten Books On Architecture
By Vitruvius Pollio
Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan
With Illustrations and Original Designs prepared under th...
