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  • On Architecture

    by Vitruvius ...
    Translated by Richard Schofield ...
    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 ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Ten Books on Architecture

    by Vitruvius Vitruvius ...
    Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan ...
    The architect should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that all work done by the other arts is put to test. This knowledge is the child of practice and theory. Practice is the continuous and regular exercise of employment where manual work is done with any necessary material according to the design of a drawing. Theory, on ... Read more

    $5.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ten Books on Architecture

    by Vitruvius ...
    Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan ...
    The foundational text of Western architecture, this ancient Roman work outlines principles of design, engineering, and aesthetics. Vitruvius' wisdom shaped Renaissance architecture and remains a vital reference for architects and historians. ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Ten Books on Architecture

    by Vitruvius ...
    Series series Dover Architecture
    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. ... Read more

    $14.29 CAD

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    The Ten Books on Architecture

    Explore the Foundations of Architectural Genius: Timeless Wisdom from the Father of Architecture

    by Vitruvius; Morris Hicky Morgan [Translator]; Herbert Langford Warren [Illustrator] ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 40 min

    “The Ten Books on Architecture” by Vitruvius, translated by Morris Hicky Morgan and illustrated by Herbert Langford Warren, stands as the timeless foundation of architectural wisdom and creative philosophy. This monumental work bridges the worlds of art, science, and design, revealing how harmony, proportion, and purpose form the essence of every lasting creation.Vitruvius, the master architect of ... Read more

    $1.37 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delphi Complete Works of Vitruvius (Illustrated)

    by Vitruvius ...
    Translated by Morris Hicky Morris Hicky Morgan ...
    Series Book 93 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    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. ... Read more

    $2.70 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vitruvius: 'Ten Books on Architecture'

    by Vitruvius ...
    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 ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius

    by Vitruvius ...
    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 ... Read more

    $1.56 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius, Illustrated (1692)

    by Vitruvius ...
    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 ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ten Books on Architecture

    by Vitruvius. ...
    Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius.. ... Read more

    $0.97 CAD

  • Ten Books on Architecture

    With Illustrations & Original Designs

    by Vitruvius, Herbert Langford Warren, Nelson Robinson, Morris Hicky Morgan ...
    The architect should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that all work done by the other arts is put to test. This knowledge is the child of practice and theory. Practice is the continuous and regular exercise of employment where manual work is done with any necessary material according to the design of a drawing. Theory, on ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    How to Make a Home

    An Ancient Guide to Style and Comfort

    by Vitruvius ...
    Narrated by Christopher P. Brown ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 33 min

    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 ... Read more

    $19.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus