An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius

An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius - Containing a System of the Whole Works of that...
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An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius

An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius

$9.99

An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius

$9.99
Author: Vitruvius Pollio
Format: eBook
Language: English

An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius - Containing a System of the Whole Works of that Author

Transcribers note: The combination "vv" which occurs at some places for "w" and the word "Jonick" used sometimes for "Ionick" has been kept to conserve the original appearance of the book. No changes have been made in the text except the correction of obvious typos. A division of his whole Works into three parts, whereof 1. treats of Building, 2. Gnomonical, 3. Mechanical. A second division into three parts, 1. of Solidity, 2. of Convenience, and 3. of Beauty. The Arguments of the Ten Books. 11, 12, &c. Vitruvius speaks of five sorts of Materials, 1. Stone, 33. 2. Bricks, 34. 3. Wood, whereof divers sorts are used, as Oak, Fir, Poplar, Alder, 35. Pine, Cypress, Juniper, Cedar, Larch, 36. and Olive; 4. Lime; 5. Sand and Gravel, 37. of which several sorts, Pit, River, and Pozzalane, 38. Six sorts of Masonry, 48, 49. Precautions to be used in binding the Walls, to strengthen them with Wood, 50. That they be exact perpendicular, 51. to ease them of their own weight, by Timber or Arches over doors and windows, and by Butresses in the earth, 53. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 27877
Author: Vitruvius Pollio
Release Date: Jan 24, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Editor: Perrault, Claude, 1613-1688

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