The Ten Books on Architecture

Vitruvius's ancient Roman treatise on architecture, translated into English by Morris Hicky Morgan, covers building materials, temples, public buildings, houses, water supply, and machines. This 1914 Harvard University Press edition includes illustrations and original designs.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Other Non-Fiction›Arts, music, and crafts›Architecture›Design, theory, and building practice

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