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The architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio

Vitruvius, Newton, William, Newton, James · 1791 · printed for James Newton, ... ; and sold by I. and J. Taylor, ...; R. Faulder, ...; P. Elmsly, ...; and T. Sewell, ... · 50 pictures

This 1791 London edition of Vitruvius's Roman treatise on architecture was published by James Newton with several booksellers and edited by William and James Newton, aimed at architects and students of classical building. The engraved plates show plans, sections and construction details of temples, halls and machinery, drawn in fine parallel hatching that a designer could borrow for technical diagrams, floor plans and cutaway architectural linework.

Antike architektur (griechenland, italien) · Architekturgeschichte · Architekturtheorie + architekturästhetik

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