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Active in the first century BCE, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote his influential architectural treatise in ten books, covering a broad range of practical and theoretical topics. Complete with illustrative plates, this one-volume translation by Joseph Gwilt (17841863), first published in 1826, was long considered the standard English edition.

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Dedication; List of subscribers; Preface; Life of Vitruvius; List of the several editions and versions of Vitruvius; List of the chapters contained in the work; Description of the head-pieces; The architecture of Vitruvius, Books I-X; Plates, and explanations of them; Index.

The Architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

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    A Paperback by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Joseph Gwilt

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 7 February 2015
      ISBN-13 9781108070522
      978-1108070522
      ISBN-10 1108070523
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      History of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Active in the first century BCE, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote his influential architectural treatise in ten books, covering a broad range of practical and theoretical topics. Complete with illustrative plates, this one-volume translation by Joseph Gwilt (17841863), first published in 1826, was long considered the standard English edition.

      Table of Contents
      Dedication; List of subscribers; Preface; Life of Vitruvius; List of the several editions and versions of Vitruvius; List of the chapters contained in the work; Description of the head-pieces; The architecture of Vitruvius, Books I-X; Plates, and explanations of them; Index.

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