De architectura

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De architectura is an influential ancient Roman treatise on architecture by Vitruvius, covering architectural theory, engineering, and classical orders.

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instanceOf Latin prose work
ancient Roman work
architectural treatise
alsoKnownAs Ten Books on Architecture
approximateDateWritten c. 30–20 BCE
author Vitruvius
countryOfOrigin Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
dateWritten 1st century BCE
dedicatedTo Augustus
describes Composite order
Corinthian order
Doric order
Ionic order
Tuscan order
field history of architecture
genre architecture
engineering
theoretical treatise
hasPart Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book IX
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book X
influenced Andrea Palladio
Leon Battista Alberti
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance architecture
Vitruvian Man concept
linked to: Vitruvian Man

classical architectural education
mainTopic aqueducts
architectural theory
building technology
civil engineering
classical orders
fortifications
gnomonics
harbor construction
machines
materials science
military engineering
proportion and symmetry
temple design
theater design
urban planning
water supply
numberOfBooks 10
originalTitleLanguage Latin
preservationStatus survives complete
subjectOf Vitruvian triad of firmitas utilitas venustas

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Corinthian order describedIn De architectura
Villa Rotonda influencedBy Vitruvian principles
linked to: De architectura
Vitruvian Man basedOn De architectura
Palazzo Caprini influencedBy Vitruvian architectural theory
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Vitruvius notableWork De architectura
Vitruvius originalTitle De architectura libri decem
linked to: De architectura
Augustan age hasMainWork De Architectura
linked to: De architectura
Poggio Bracciolini discovered works of Vitruvius
linked to: De architectura
De re aedificatoria inspiredBy De architectura
Pythius of Priene describedIn Vitruvius' De architectura
linked to: De architectura
Cours d’architecture influencedBy Vitruvian theory of architecture
linked to: De architectura
Pieter Coecke van Aelst translatedWork Vitruvius, De architectura (into Dutch and French)
linked to: De architectura
A Treatise on Civil Architecture relatedWork Vitruvius's De architectura
linked to: De architectura
Book III partOf De architectura
Book III hasWorkTitleInLatin De architectura, liber tertius
linked to: De architectura
Book V (De architectura) partOf De architectura
subject linked to: Book V
Book V (De architectura) relatedWork Book I (De architectura)
subject linked to: Book V
linked to: De architectura
Book V (De architectura) relatedWork Book III (De architectura)
subject linked to: Book V
linked to: De architectura
Book V (De architectura) relatedWork Book IV (De architectura)
subject linked to: Book V
linked to: De architectura
Book V (De architectura) hasAlternativeName Liber V de architectura
subject linked to: Book V
linked to: De architectura
Book IX (De architectura) partOf De architectura
subject linked to: Book IX
Book IX (De architectura) workIn De architectura libri decem
subject linked to: Book IX
linked to: De architectura
Book X partOf De architectura
Book X isFinalBookOf De architectura
Ten Books on Architecture originalTitle De architectura
Book VI partOf De architectura
Book VI associatedWork De architectura
Book VII (De architectura) partOf De architectura
subject linked to: Book VII
Book VII (De architectura) workInSeries De architectura Book I–Book X
subject linked to: Book VII
linked to: De architectura
Book VII (De architectura) originalTitle De architectura libri decem
subject linked to: Book VII
linked to: De architectura
Book VIII (De architectura) partOf De architectura
subject linked to: Book VIII
Book VIII (De architectura) hasWorkTitleInLatin De architectura libri decem, liber octavus
subject linked to: Book VIII
linked to: De architectura
Book VI (De re aedificatoria) influencedBy Vitruvian architectural theory
subject linked to: Book VI
linked to: De architectura
Roman engineering documentedIn De architectura
Tuscan column foundInTreatise The Ten Books on Architecture
linked to: De architectura
Third Style Roman wall painting describedIn Vitruvius De architectura
linked to: De architectura