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Vitruvius M. Ten books on the architecture of Vitruvius with a commentary by Daniele Barbaro. With the appendix of a treatise by Giuseppe Salviati on the method of accurately drawing the Ionian volute. Translation by A.I. Venediktov, V.P. Zubov and F.A. Petrovsky. Introductory article and notes by V.P. Zubov. / Classics of the theory of architecture. Under the general editorship of A.G. Gabrichevsky. M.: publishing house of the All-Union Academy of Architecture, 1938. XXVIII, 478, [2] p.; from ill. in the text and 2 illus. on separate sheets. 34 x 25.5 cm. Artist I.F. Rerberg. In publisher's binding. Excellent security.Mark Vitruvius Pollio (I century BC) - Roman architect and mechanic, scientist-encyclopedist. Received an architectural education. During the civil war, under the leadership of Julius Caesar, he took part in the construction of military vehicles. Later, being a military engineer, he independently developed and created ballistas and other siege weapons. Among the embodied projects of… Read More