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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (c. 80–70 BC - c. 15 BC), commonly known as '''Vitruvius''', was a Roman author, architect, and civil engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled ''De Architectura''.
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'''Marcus Vitruvius Pollio''' (c80–70 BCE - c15 BCE), commonly known as '''Vitruvius''', was a Roman author, architect, and civil engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled ''De Architectura''.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
* ''De Architectura libri decem'' [''The Ten Books on Architecture'']
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* ''De Architectura libri decem'', c15 BCE.
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* ''De architectura'', V. Rose, editor, Leipzig, 1899. {{de}}
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; Critical editions
* ''De architectura'', Teubner ed.; F. Granger, ed., 2 vols. (Cambridge, Mass., 1945–1970. {{en}}
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* ''[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/L/Roman/Texts/Vitruvius/home.html De architectura]'', ed. Valentin Rose, Leipzig: Teubner, 1899. {{de}}
* ''De architectura'', C. Fensterbuch, editor, Darmstadt, 1964. {{de}}
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* ''De architectura'', 2 vols., ed. F. Granger, 1945-70. {{en}}
* ''De architectura'', The Collection Guillaume Budé, Paris, 1969-1973. {{fr}}
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* ''De architectura'', ed. C. Fensterbuch, Darmstadt, 1964. {{de}}
* ''De architectura. Testo latino a fronte'', 1999 {{it}}
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* ''De architectura'', Paris, 1969-73. {{fr}}
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* ''De architectura. Testo latino a fronte'', 1999. {{it}}
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* ''[http://archive.org/details/cu31924005226513 The Ten Books on Architecture]'', trans. Morris H. Morgan, Harvard University Press, 1914, 331 pp, [http://archive.org/details/vitruviustenbook00vitruoft IA]. {{en}}
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* ''[http://archive.org/details/vitruviusonarchi00vitruoft On Architecture, 1]'' [Book I-V], ed. & trans. Frank Granger, London: Heinemann, and New York: Putnam, Loeb Classical Library, 1931, 317 pp. {{en}}
  
 
==Literature==
 
==Literature==
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Revision as of 21:51, 2 July 2015

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (c80–70 BCE - c15 BCE), commonly known as Vitruvius, was a Roman author, architect, and civil engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled De Architectura.

Works

  • De Architectura libri decem, c15 BCE.
Critical editions
  • De architectura, ed. Valentin Rose, Leipzig: Teubner, 1899. (German)
  • De architectura, 2 vols., ed. F. Granger, 1945-70. (English)
  • De architectura, ed. C. Fensterbuch, Darmstadt, 1964. (German)
  • De architectura, Paris, 1969-73. (French)
  • De architectura. Testo latino a fronte, 1999. (Italian)
Translations
  • The Ten Books on Architecture, trans. Morris H. Morgan, Harvard University Press, 1914, 331 pp, IA. (English)
  • On Architecture, 1 [Book I-V], ed. & trans. Frank Granger, London: Heinemann, and New York: Putnam, Loeb Classical Library, 1931, 317 pp. (English)

Literature

  • Indra Kagis McEwen, Vitruvius: Writing the Body of Architecture, 2004.

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