Ten Books on Architecture

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge University Press, 1999. First U.S. Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Vitruvius. In its original form (published in Latin), this treatise was considered the most important work of architecture in the Western World. Sterling condition softcover copy in tall trade paperback format, stated First U.S. Printing, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Bright, glossy card stock wraps, perfect-bound. From the publisher's blurb, "Vitruvius (Marcus V. Pollio), Roman architect and engineer, studied Greek philosophy and science and gained experience in the course of professional work. He was one of those appointed to be overseers of imperial artillery or military engines, and was architect of at least one unit of buildings for Augustus in the reconstruction of Rome. Late in life and in ill health he completed, sometime before 27 BCE, De Architectura which, after its rediscovery in the fifteenth century, was influential enough to be studied by architects from the early Renaissance to recent times. In On Architecture Vitruvius adds to the tradition of Greek theory and practice the results of his own experience." xvi, 333 pp. and with notes and index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.