Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture

abacus ACCORDING TO VITRVVIVS analemma angles antae araeostyle architect architraves arranged atrium ballistae beams bottom breadth bronze buildings built burnt brick capital cella centre CHAPTER circumference colonnades colour columns constructed Corinthian coronae Ctesibius cymatium described diameter dining rooms divided Doric drum earth equal exedrae face fastened finished fire firmament floor follows foot fourth Fra Giocondo front GREEK FEET Greeks call half heat height Hence hole houses intercolumniations Ionic IONIC ORDER kinds laid length lime machine marble metopes middle module moisture mortar nature oeci PALAESTRA peristyle pipes principles projecting pronaos prostyle quarter rafters right and left roof round sand scaena shaft side solid space springs square stone stucco style stylobate symmetrical proportions symmetry tablinum temple tetrachord tetrastyle theatre thickness things third timber tion trees triglyphs upper vaultings VITRUVIUS voice walls width