Buy this book on-line Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus; Wilkins, William (transl.) : The Civil Architecture of Vitruvius Comprising Those Books Of The Other Which Relate To The Public and private Edifices of the Ancients Translated By William WilkinsLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1812
375mm. x 300mm.. [10], lxxvi, 1-52, 14 plates, 53-120, 13 plates, 121-196, 9 plates, 197-260, 5 plates, 261-282, [4]. 41 total plates. Modern brown quarter cloth over grey paper boards, title label to spine. Previos owner's name to title page, some soiling, foxing throughout. Though the title-page is dated 1812, the plates, engraved by Wilson Lowry and S. Porter, are dated 1813, 1814, and 1817. Wilkins, best known for his design of the National Gallery, London, was the author of several works on architectural history, and as a commentator on Vitruvius he had the distinction of being the first to interpret the passage in Book V concerning scamilli impares in terms of a device for the correction of otical illusions in architecture. Colvin 676. [730]. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Boards, 1/4 Cloth Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus; Wilkins, William (transl.) : The Civil Architecture of Vitruvius Comprising Those Books Of The Other Which Relate To The Public and private Edifices of the Ancients Translated By William Wilkins. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, collectables, libri antichi, used books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |