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100	1		_aVitruvius Pollio
245	1	4	_aThe Ten Books on Architecture
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2006-12-31
508			_aProduced by Chuck Greif, Melissa Er-Raqabi, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"The Ten Books on Architecture" by Vitruvius Pollio is a treatise on architecture written in the 1st century BC. This seminal work lays the foundational principles of architecture, encompassing topics from city planning and building techniques to the materials required for construction. Through this text, Vitruvius aims to establish the importance of knowledge in various disciplines for architects, suggesting that a well-rounded education is essential for effective design and construction. The beginning of the work outlines Vitruvius's motivations for writing, as he addresses Emperor Augustus, expressing a desire to support the public good through his architectural insights. He emphasizes the necessity for architects to possess a broad base of knowledge, including geometry, history, philosophy, music, and medicine, in order to execute their work effectively. Vitruvius continues by elaborating on the fundamental principles of architecture, discussing order, arrangement, symmetry, and economy as key components to successful building design. This foundational exposition sets the stage for the more technical discussions that will follow in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aArchitecture -- Early works to 1800
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20239
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