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ABC/232
Title
The Architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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- 1649 (Creation)
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1 volume
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(fl.80-15BCE)
Biographical history
Commonly known as Vitruvius, he was a Roman author, architect, civil engineer and military engineer during the 1st century BCE, known for his multi-volume work entitled De architectura. His discussion of perfect proportion in architecture and the human body led to the famous Renaissance drawing by Leonardo da Vinci of Vitruvian Man.
Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvius
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A treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect and military engineer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture. It contains a variety of information on Greek and Roman buildings, as well as prescriptions for the planning and design of military camps, cities, and structures both large (aqueducts, buildings, baths, harbours) and small (machines, measuring devices, instruments). (From Wikipedia)
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- Latin
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Good Condition