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He had completed the translation, with the exception of the last four chapters of the tenth book, and had discussed, with professor warren, the illustrations intended. Marcus vitruvius pollio, a roman architect and engineer flourishing in the first century b. He was one of those appointed to be overseers of imperial artillery or. During the last years of his life, professor morgan had devoted much time and energy to the preparation of a translation of vitruvius, which he proposed to supplement with a revised text, illustrations, and notes. Vitruvius pollio, the ten books on architecture, book i. The specific denotation of architecture as the art of building, however, read more. Marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume will appear in this. Building books iviii, dialling book ix, and mechanics book x. Here begins vitruvius book v on architecture, being the continuation from book iiii. Vitruvius pollio, the ten books on architecture, book iii, chapter i.
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