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M**A
Good buy
One book contains the 10 books written by Vitruvius. Excellent gift for an architecte who desires more than the mediocre architecture we have nowadays.
L**O
Roman's were the bomb!
Very informational and quite candid, funny how Roman's thought that being an architect took little knowledge. Quote from the book,"If thy son be dull witted make him a page or an architect ".
V**R
Great illustrations
A very nice book to have around the house.
B**Z
Five Stars
A very good used copy, as described. Thanks!
L**M
Ancient building processes
After watching the British TV program it was imperative to purchase this book. I intend to replicate some of the ancient processes. An amazing man this Vitruvius.
O**R
Five Stars
love it
J**L
something of a disappointment
I think this is the only recent translation available. I do have some complaints though. The standard translation is Morgan, about a century old. He uses terminology which is probably somewhat obsolete today, but on other accounts he is greatly preferable. Example:Morgan: The testudinate is used where the span is not great.Rowland: Covered interiors are made where there are no great stresses on the building.So, with Rowland you do not have to figure out what the damn testudinate is, but I am afraid her translation completely misses the point of that sentence. Morgan's book also has handy floor plans of Pompeii houses to illustrate the text. With Rowland, I had to get a separate book on Pompeii and only then I was in a position to appreciate what is written.Also, I have the Kindle version, and if I want to read it on a non-Kindle device, the pictures cannot be enlarged. Which is, in the case of this particular book, a severe handicap. All in all, in retrospect I find this translation hard to recommend.
D**S
vitruvius' classics
Th Ten Books are a must for every architecture student. I must confess I did not read it all at the time of my first year...But Vitruvius' masterpiece on architecture is definitely a must read.
