About this title: 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 Architecture is the first to be published for an English-language audience in more than half a century. Expressing the range of Vitruvius' style, the translation, along with the critical commentary and ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 10.94 by.98 inches. (352 pages) new, critical edition of vitruvius' ten books of architecture. this new, critical edition of vitruvius' ten books of architecture is the first to be published for an english-language audience in more than half a century. the translation, along with the critical commentary and illustrations, aims to shape a new image of vitruvius who emerges as an inventive, creative thinker. this new, critical edition of vitruvius' ten books of architecture ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2001-01-15
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
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Description: New. This new, critical edition of Vitruvius'Äô Ten Books of Architecture is the first to be published for an English-language audience in more than half a century. The translation, along with the critical commentary and illustrations, aims to shape a new image of Vitruvius who emerges as an inventive, creative thinker. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, UK
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The new edition of the only architectural treatise from antiquity demonstrates the range of Vitruvius' style and includes examples from archeological sites discovered since World War II and not previously published in English language translations. 110 diagrams. ISBN10: 0521002923. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover. Harvard University Press, 1914; 8vo red cloth/Very Good, moderate edge wear with light bumping to corners, light foxing to end papers Very Good. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
Description: PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, UK
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
Description: PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. The new edition of the only architectural treatise from antiquity demonstrates the range of Vitruvius' style and includes examples from archeological sites discovered since World War II and not previously published in English language translations. 110 diagrams. ISBN10: 0521002923. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521002929ISBN:0521002923
Description: PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using International Priority Airmail. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Heavier and more expensive items have tracking number. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). New, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture. read more
"One of my students recommended Vitruvius to me 22 years ago. I have kept it by my side ever since. Ancient man is as astute and brilliant as any living today. A must read for anyone traveling to Italy, Greece, anywhere touched by the Roman empire. "....no work can be done without honesty...." and his description of the meaning of significance and that which gives it is grounding for anyone on a journey of making."
"I frequently re-read this book. I have the major theoretical core concept tattooed on my body - I guess that is a really convincing argument to the value of this book. It is the earliest extant work of architectural theory. Written in ancient Rome by Vitruvius it is the most relevant, important and basic theory text that every architect and student of architecture should read!!"
"Tidbits: this book is brimming with them. Boring to read unless hunting for obscure facts for your Science in the Ancient world course, the book does tend to surprise you with its passim smattering of cultural tidbits. The text is a prime example of the ancients' habit of intermingling religious mythology with all that they did, even if only perfunctorily. An example: while outlining the three 'orders' of temple columns, we read that the origin of each order (Ionic, Doric, Corinthian) is amalgamated with some traditional tale in which a descendant of a divinity almost always plays a part. Elsewhere we read the concise description that served as the source for Michelangelo's Vitruvian man, which was of incidental interest to me as I came across it. You see, tidbits."
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