--- product_id: 290089583 title: "The Ten Books on Architecture (Volume 1)" price: "€ 46.74" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/290089583-the-ten-books-on-architecture-volume-1 store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Oldest architectural treatise Symmetry, harmony & proportion Classic Roman & Greek design principles The Ten Books on Architecture (Volume 1) **Price:** € 46.74 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🏛️ Own the blueprint of architectural genius — don’t just build, build with legacy! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Ten Books on Architecture (Volume 1) - **How much does it cost?** € 46.74 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/290089583-the-ten-books-on-architecture-volume-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Accessible Masterpiece:** Affordable edition making a rare classic available to today’s design professionals. - • **Enduring Cultural Relevance:** Studied by masters like Michelangelo and Palladio, still essential for modern architects. - • **Harvard-Approved Translation:** Standard English edition by Professor M. H. Morgan ensures scholarly accuracy. - • **Comprehensive Classical Insights:** Detailed coverage of Roman building types, styles, and construction methods. - • **Timeless Architectural Authority:** The foundational text shaping Western architecture for over two millennia. ## Overview The Ten Books on Architecture (Volume 1) is the oldest surviving comprehensive guide to architecture, authored by Roman architect Vitruvius in the 1st century B.C. This Dover Publications edition features the authoritative Harvard translation by Professor M. H. Morgan, offering detailed insights into classical design principles, construction techniques, and aesthetics that influenced iconic architects throughout history. A must-have for professionals and enthusiasts seeking to connect with the roots of architectural mastery. ## Description Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a Roman architect and engineer flourishing in the first century B.C., was the author of the oldest and most influential work on architecture in existence. For hundreds of years, the specific instructions he gave in his "Ten Books on Architecture" were followed faithfully, and major buildings in all parts of the world reveal the widespread influence of his precepts. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, he was "the chief authority studied by architects, and in every point his precepts were accepted as final. Bramante, Michelangelo, Palladio, Vignola, and earlier were careful students of the work of Vitruvius." His book is thus one of those rare works that have been supremely important in the creation of the greatest art masterpieces. Vitruvius describes the classic principles of symmetry, harmony, and proportion in architecture; the design of the treasury, prison, senate house, baths, forum, and temples; the construction of the theater: its site, foundations, and acoustics; the proper style and proportion for private dwellings; the differences between the Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian styles; methods of giving durability and beauty to polished finishings; and many other topics that help us understand the methods and beliefs of the Roman architect. It is a direct, authoritative, and detailed introduction to the ancients' methods of construction, the materials of the architect, and the prevailing aesthetic beliefs of the times; but it is also a work of art. Vitruvius wrote in such a fascinating manner, and digressed from his subject so often (as, for instance, when he wrote about the winds, Archimedes in his bath, and why authors should receive awards and honors at least as often as athletes), that his book has had a continuing appeal to the general reader for many centuries. Besides being an instructive treatise on nearly everything connected with Roman and Greek architecture, it is an entertaining description of some aspects of the life and beliefs of the times. This edition is the standard English translation, prepared over a period of several years by Professor M. H. Morgan of Harvard University. Review: Un classique - Ne pas posséder ce livre pour quelqu'un qui se dit intéressé par l'Architecture serait comme si un mélomane ne possédait pas quelques oeuvres de Bach. L'ouvrage se passe de mots, puisqu'il s'agit d'une oeuvre de référence. Ce format est vendu à prix démocratique, parce que les ouvrages d'époque valent des fortunes. Review: Fascinating ! - I needed this book for my researches into classical architecture. It is very useful and very well priced ! ## Features - Item Trademark: DOVER PUBLICATIONS - manufacturer: Dover Publications Inc. - Item Weight: grams, pounds, 0.81571036940, 370. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #91,938 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #55 in Criticism & Theory #98 in Architectural History #101 in Architecture Reference | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 426 Reviews | ## Images ![The Ten Books on Architecture (Volume 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1P+Ra3LMSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Un classique *by C***5 on 2 August 2014* Ne pas posséder ce livre pour quelqu'un qui se dit intéressé par l'Architecture serait comme si un mélomane ne possédait pas quelques oeuvres de Bach. L'ouvrage se passe de mots, puisqu'il s'agit d'une oeuvre de référence. Ce format est vendu à prix démocratique, parce que les ouvrages d'époque valent des fortunes. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating ! *by P***. on 27 April 2024* I needed this book for my researches into classical architecture. It is very useful and very well priced ! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read book about Architecture *by T***N on 10 June 2020* A must read book. It's for anyone who wants to have a knowledge on how to build great buildings. 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