THE TEN BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
VITRUVIUS
BOOK I
PREFACE (2)
CHAPTER I THE EDUCATION OF THE ARCHITECT
CHAPTER II THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER III THE DEPARTMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER IV THE SITE OF A CITY
CHAPTER V THE CITY WALLS
CHAPTER VI THE DIRECTIONS OF THE STREETS; WITH REMARKS ON THE WINDS
CHAPTER VII THE SITES FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
BOOK II
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF THE DWELLING HOUSE
CHAPTER II ON THE PRIMORDIAL SUBSTANCE ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICISTS
CHAPTER III BRICK
CHAPTER IV SAND
CHAPTER V LIME
CHAPTER VI POZZOLANA
CHAPTER VII STONE
CHAPTER VIII METHODS OF BUILDING WALLS
CHAPTER IX TIMBER
CHAPTER X HIGHLAND AND LOWLAND FIR
BOOK III
INTRODUCTION (2)
CHAPTER I ON SYMMETRY: IN TEMPLES AND IN THE HUMAN BODY
CHAPTER II CLASSIFICATION OF TEMPLES
CHAPTER III THE PROPORTIONS OF INTERCOLUMNIATIONS AND OF COLUMNS
CHAPTER IV THE FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES OF TEMPLES
CHAPTER V PROPORTIONS OF THE BASE, CAPITALS, AND ENTABLATURE IN THE IONIC ORDER
BOOK IV
INTRODUCTION (3)
CHAPTER I THE ORIGINS OF THE THREE ORDERS, AND THE PROPORTIONS OF THE CORINTHIAN CAPITAL
CHAPTER II THE ORNAMENTS OF THE ORDERS
CHAPTER III PROPORTIONS OF DORIC TEMPLES
CHAPTER IV THE CELLA AND PRONAOS
CHAPTER V HOW THE TEMPLE SHOULD FACE
CHAPTER VI THE DOORWAYS OF TEMPLES
CHAPTER VII TUSCAN TEMPLES
CHAPTER VIII CIRCULAR TEMPLES AND OTHER VARIETIES
CHAPTER IX ALTARS
BOOK V
INTRODUCTION (4)
CHAPTER I THE FORUM AND BASILICA
CHAPTER II THE TREASURY, PRISON, AND SENATE HOUSE
CHAPTER III THE THEATRE: ITS SITE, FOUNDATIONS AND ACOUSTICS
CHAPTER IV HARMONICS
CHAPTER V SOUNDING VESSELS IN THE THEATRE
CHAPTER VI PLAN OF THE THEATRE
CHAPTER VII GREEK THEATRES
CHAPTER VIII ACOUSTICS OF THE SITE OF A THEATRE
CHAPTER IX COLONNADES AND WALKS
CHAPTER X BATHS
CHAPTER XI THE PALAESTRA
CHAPTER XII HARBOURS, BREAKWATERS, AND SHIPYARDS
BOOK VI
INTRODUCTION (5)
CHAPTER I ON CLIMATE AS DETERMINING THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE
CHAPTER II SYMMETRY, AND MODIFICATIONS IN IT TO SUIT THE SITE
CHAPTER III PROPORTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL ROOMS
CHAPTER IV THE PROPER EXPOSURES OF THE DIFFERENT ROOMS
CHAPTER V HOW THE ROOMS SHOULD BE SUITED TO THE STATION OF THE OWNER
CHAPTER VI THE FARMHOUSE
CHAPTER VII THE GREEK HOUSE
CHAPTER VIII ON FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES
BOOK VII
INTRODUCTION (6)
CHAPTER I FLOORS
CHAPTER II THE SLAKING OF LIME FOR STUCCO
CHAPTER III VAULTINGS AND STUCCO WORK
CHAPTER IV ON STUCCO WORK IN DAMP PLACES, AND ON THE DECORATION OF DINING ROOMS
CHAPTER V THE DECADENCE OF FRESCO PAINTING
CHAPTER VI MARBLE FOR USE IN STUCCO
CHAPTER VII NATURAL COLOURS
CHAPTER VIII CINNABAR AND QUICKSILVER
CHAPTER IX CINNABAR ( continued )
CHAPTER X ARTIFICIAL COLOURS. BLACK
CHAPTER XI BLUE. BURNT OCHRE
CHAPTER XII WHITE LEAD, VERDIGRIS, AND ARTIFICIAL SANDARACH
CHAPTER XIII PURPLE
CHAPTER XIV SUBSTITUTES FOR PURPLE, YELLOW OCHRE, MALACHITE GREEN, AND INDIGO
BOOK VIII
INTRODUCTION (7)
CHAPTER I HOW TO FIND WATER
CHAPTER II RAINWATER
CHAPTER III VARIOUS PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT WATERS
CHAPTER IV TESTS OF GOOD WATER
CHAPTER V LEVELLING AND LEVELLING INSTRUMENTS
CHAPTER VI AQUEDUCTS, WELLS, AND CISTERNS
BOOK IX
INTRODUCTION (8)
CHAPTER I THE ZODIAC AND THE PLANETS
CHAPTER II THE PHASES OF THE MOON
CHAPTER III THE COURSE OF THE SUN THROUGH THE TWELVE SIGNS
CHAPTER IV THE NORTHERN CONSTELLATIONS
CHAPTER V THE SOUTHERN CONSTELLATIONS
CHAPTER VI ASTROLOGY AND WEATHER PROGNOSTICS
CHAPTER VII THE ANALEMMA AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER VIII SUNDIALS AND WATER CLOCKS
BOOK X
INTRODUCTION (9)
CHAPTER I MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS
CHAPTER II HOISTING MACHINES
CHAPTER III THE ELEMENTS OF MOTION
CHAPTER IV ENGINES FOR RAISING WATER
CHAPTER V WATER WHEELS AND WATER MILLS
CHAPTER VI THE WATER SCREW
CHAPTER VII THE PUMP OF CTESIBIUS
CHAPTER VIII THE WATER ORGAN
CHAPTER IX THE HODOMETER
CHAPTER X CATAPULTS OR SCORPIONES
CHAPTER XI BALLISTAE
CHAPTER XII THE STRINGING AND TUNING OF CATAPULTS
CHAPTER XIII SIEGE MACHINES
CHAPTER XIV THE TORTOISE
CHAPTER XV HEGETOR'S TORTOISE 1 2 #NAME? 1. From a MS. of the
CHAPTER XVI MEASURES OF DEFENCE
SCAMILLI IMPARES ( Book III , ch. 4)
