The civil architecture of Vitruvius : comprising those books of the author which relate to the public and private edifices of the ancients / translated by William Wilkins, M.A. F.A.S., late fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; author of the 'Antiquities of Magna Graecia" ; illustrated by numerous engravings ; with an introduction, containing an historical view of the rise and progress of architecture amongst the Greeks.
Alternate Title(s):
De architectura. English. Selections
Published / Created:
London : Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1812 [i.e. 1812-1817]
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Quarto impression of Wilkins' translation of books 3-6. Published in parts between 1813 and 1817."--British Architectural Library.
Subject Terms:
Architecture -- History. | Architecture, Greek. | Architecture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Architecture -- Orders. | Building -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Davison, Thomas -- Printer. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1812-1817.
Contributors:
Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784–1860, attributed name. | Wilkins, William, 1778–1839, ill. | Lowry, Wilson, 1762–1824 engraver. | Porter, Samuel, active 1792–1842, engraver.