Vitruvius pollio, joseph gwilt, roman architecture. Morris hicky morgan 1914 with 68 illustrations drawn from a variety of earlier translations of the text page numbers from the dover 1960 edition. The author gives general rules for siting an openair theatre and for designing the stage, orchestra, and auditorium. It has survived long enough for the to expire and the book to enter the public domain. Ten books on architecture by vitruvius pollio, paperback. In on architecture vitruvius adds to the tradition of greek theory and practice the results of his own experience. Spines of four books bound in marbled paper, plain paper, leather, and vellum. Book i on an architects ideal education, the principles and divisions of architecture, fortifications, principles of good town planning, and. For summer reading, i doubt this is high on anyones list, but i found it interesting enough. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The author gives general rules western architecture. Vitruviuss most popular book is the ten books on architecture. Publication date 1914 topics architecture publisher cambridge. The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the architecture libri decem ten books on architecture is the single most important work of architectural history in the western world, having shaped architecture and the image of.
As the only treatise on architecture to have survived from antiquity it has been regarded as the first book on architectural theory. Ten books on architecture by vitruvius translated by morris hicky morgan, ph. On architecture book by vitruvius schofield r, translator. Tall, slim quarto, early vellum spine and papercovered boards.
Ten books on architecture wikisource, the free online. 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. Vitruvius pollio, the ten books on architecture morris hicky morgan, ed. Vitruvius the ten books on architecture garden visit. In on architecture vitruvius adds to the tradition of greek theory and practice the results of his own. Written almost exactly two thousand years ago, vitruvius work is a ten volume treatise on engineering and architecture, the only.
Little is known about vitruvius life except vitruvius the ten books of architecture by marcus vitruvius pollio 8015 bc is the first complete treatise that we have on architecture. In the preface of book i, vitruvius dedicates his writings so as to give personal knowledge of the quality of buildings to the emperor. I picked up the eversofamous ten books when i started auditing mark. He had completed the translation, with the exception of the last four chapters of the tenth book, and had discussed, with professor warren, the illustrations intended. The ten books on architecture by vitruvius pollio free ebook. Publication date 1914 topics architecture publisher. Hicks, sebastiano serlio, on architecture, new havenlondon, 1996.
Vitruvius pollio, the ten books on architecture, book i. Ten books on architecture hardcover april 30, 2009 by vitruvius author 4. The contents of this treatise in ten books are as follows. The national endowment for the humanities provided support for entering this text. Dec 02, 20 on architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the roman architect vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor caesar augustus as a guide for building projects. Early works early works to 1800 ouvrages avant 1800. It is a treatise written in latin and ancient greek on architecture, dedicated to his patron, the emperor caesar augustus, as a guide for building projects.
The rediscovery of vitruvius during the renaissance. Demonstrating the range of vitruvius style, this new. He wrote the ten books on architecture about the same time that octavian caesar was given the title augustus, 27 b. Tavernor, leon battista alberti, on the art of building in ten books, cambridge, 1988 v. The ten books on architecture by vitruvius books on. The ten books in the first book vitruvius discusses the education of the architect, aesthetic and technical principles, elements of architecture, the siting of the town, fortifications, streets, and placing of its principal buildings. 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. 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. Reading it is an unmitigated source of joy for someone who has an amateurs interest in architecture or roman history. The ten books on architecture by vitruvius goodreads.
Marcus vitruvius pollio, a roman architect and engineer flourishing in the first century b. Vitruvius pollio, the ten books on architecture, book i, preface. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. In the preface of book i, vitruvius dedicates his writings so as to give personal knowledge of the. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item. The project gutenberg ebook of ten books on architecture, by. Sep 20, 2017 the text of this work needs to be migrated to index. The work is one of the most important sources of modern knowledge of roman building. He believed that the architect should be a person of wide learning. The architecture of marcus vitruvius pollio author. His ten books on architecture give great insight into. Dec 31, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. Vitruvius has 52 books on goodreads with 2609 ratings. Let us start with a guy named marcus vitruvius pollio.
Little is known of vitruvius life, except what can be gathered from his writings, which are somewhat obscure on the subject. It is therefore important as our prime source of many lost greek writings on the. Vitruvius pollio, the ten books on architecture, book iii. It is a treatise written in latin and ancient greek on architecture, dedicated to his patron, the emperor caesar augustus, as a guide for building. The project gutenberg ebook of ten books on architecture. Vitruvius, the ten books on architecture, translated by morris hicky. Books by vitruvius author of the ten books on architecture. The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the 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. Ten books on architecture wikisource, the free online library. Based on vitruvius own experience, as well as on theoretical works by the. Vitruvius was a roman army engineer, and the purview of his books covers weapons, fortification, town building and the creation of practical and beautiful public and private buildings. Vitruvius s most popular book is the ten books on architecture.