The treatise of Vitruvius is an encyclopedia of technical sciences. The architecture, in the understanding of the author, includes three main areas: architecture in the narrow sense of the word, that is, construction equipment and construction art (Prince I-VIII), gnomonika, i.e. Production of devices for measuring time (IX), and mechanics, i.e., manufacture of lifting and water -lifting machines and sedimentary and throwing tools (x). Covering the entire circle of knowledge necessary for the builder and engineer, the treatise of Vitruvius is not just a collection of recipes and not only a practical guide, but also a certain system of theoretical scientific knowledge. According to the definition of the author himself (I, 1), practice is based on theory, experience is tested and led by science. Science, on the basis of the laws of nature established by it, explains why it is necessary to build this way, and not otherwise, shows how to build, and regards the already built. Hence the requirement of an encyclopedic education for the architect, and Vitruvius is not only listed …
Author
Vitruvius
Translator
Petrovsky F.A.
Publisher
Architecture-S, 2017
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