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 greatly fuelled the revival of classicism during that and subsequent periods. Numerous architectural treatises were based in part or inspired by Vitruvius, beginning with Leon Battista Alberti's De re aedificatoria (1485). For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
On Architecture (Penguin Classics)
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Author: Vitruvius
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141441689
Details:
Author: Vitruvius
Brand: Penguin Classics
Color: Multicolor
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 440
Release Date: 29-12-2009
Part Number: 9780141441689
EAN: 9780141441689
Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English, Latin
