M. Vitruvii De architectura libri decem ; Beigefügt: Frontinus, Sextus Iulius: Sex. Julii Frontini De aquaeductibus urbis Romae; Nicolaus (de Cusa): Dialogo de staticis experimentis
A 1550 printed edition of Vitruvius's architectural treatise, with Frontinus's aqueduct text and Nicolaus of Cusa's dialogue appended, issued from the Heidelberg University Library collection for scholars of architecture. The pages show architectural diagrams of the classical orders, column bases and capitals, a sundial-like plan of a circle inside a square frame, and a cornice profile with a pediment, giving designers clear geometric reference for classical proportion and ornament.
