The elements of civil architecture, according to Vitruvius and other ancients, and the most approved practice of modern authors, especially Palladio
An 1818 architectural treatise by Henry Aldrich, printed at Oxford and London, setting out classical building principles from Vitruvius and Palladio for students and builders. Its engraved plates show architectural sections, floor plans, elevations, column details and a stair in section, drawn with fine precise line and clear labelling, useful to designers for classical proportion, plan layout and ornament studies.
