Description
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Vitruvius’ life and works
* Features the complete extant text of ‘De architectura’, in both English translation and the original Latin
* Translated by Morris Hicky Morgan for Oxford University Press, 1914
* Concise introduction to the text
* Excellent formatting of the text
* Easily locate the chapters you want to read with individual contents tables
* Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph — ideal for students
* Features a bonus biography — discover Vitruvius’ ancient world
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Translation
On Architecture
The Latin Text
Contents of the Latin Text
The Dual Text
Dual Latin and English Text
The Biography
Introduction to Vitruvius by Frank Granger