De architectura
On Architecture
Author
Language
Year
c. 30-20 BC
Country
Roman Republic
Genre
Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
ancient world
graeco-roman
De architectura is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect and military engineer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus, as a guide for building projects. As the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity, it has been regarded since the Renaissance as the first known book on architectural theory, as well as a major source on the canon of classical architecture.Wikipedia →
