Vitruvius: 'Ten Books on Architecture' - Softcover

Vitruvius

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9780521002929: Vitruvius: 'Ten Books on Architecture'
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ISBN 10: 0521002923 ISBN 13: 9780521002929
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

For the first time in more than half a century, Vitruvius' Ten Books on Architecture is being published in English. The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the Architecture libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture) is the single most important work of architectural history in the Western world, having shaped architecture and the image of the architect from the Renaissance to the present. Demonstrating the range of Vitruvius' style, this new edition includes examples from archaeological sites discovered since World War II and not previously published in English language translations. Rowland's new translation and Howe's critical commentary and illustrations provide a new image of Vitruvius, who emerges as an inventive and creative thinker, rather than the normative summarizer, as he was characterized in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Ingrid D. Rowland is an associate professor of Art History at the University of Chicago. Thomas Noble Howe is a professor in the Department of Art at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

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Book Description

The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the 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 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 illustrations, aim to shape a new image of the Vitruvius who emerges as an inventive and creative thinker, rather than the normative summarizer, as he was characterized in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521002923
ISBN 13 
9780521002929
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
352
Editor
Rowland Ingrid D., Howe Thomas Noble
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