Project Gutenberg 2009-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 116 Vitruvius Pollio Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Perrault, Claude 1613 1688 84237341 An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius" by Vitruvius Pollio is a scientific publication likely written in the early Roman period. This work serves as a condensed guide to the architecture principles established by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, detailing foundational knowledge surrounding building design, materials, and techniques. It highlights the importance of solidity, convenience, and beauty in architectural endeavors, referencing historical practices, materials, and examples from antiquity. The opening of the book introduces the remarkable contributions of Vitruvius, underscoring his expertise and the historical context of his works. It emphasizes the necessity for architects to blend theoretical knowledge with practical application and to understand various associated arts and sciences. Furthermore, it delineates key architectural elements, including solidity, convenience, and aesthetic beauty, along with a structured overview of the entire work, laying the groundwork for the subsequent detailed discussions on the principles of architecture and their applications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Architecture -- Early works to 1800 NA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Art & Photography 264259 264015 2024-10-12T06:02:26.077806 2023-09-12T09:21:55.716689 text/html text/html 263019 2009-01-24T08:31:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 508948 2009-01-24T08:31:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 628282 2024-10-12T06:02:39.237731 application/epub+zip 628973 2024-10-12T06:02:31.610797 application/epub+zip 150674 2024-10-12T06:02:28.864793 application/epub+zip 2340197 2024-10-12T06:02:43.388765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2291813 2024-10-12T06:02:36.832733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200966 2022-09-13T05:21:32.929453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211987 211885 2024-10-12T06:02:24.424979 2023-09-12T09:21:54.535656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211904 2009-01-24T08:31:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69899 2009-01-24T08:31:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211911 2009-01-24T08:31:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69853 2009-01-24T08:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21439 2024-10-12T06:02:43.534721 application/rdf+xml 21395 2024-10-12T06:02:29.476784 image/jpeg 4383 2024-10-12T06:02:29.171780 image/jpeg 597119 2024-10-12T06:02:26.176820 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia