De architectura

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Latin prose work ancient Roman work architectural treatise

De architectura is an influential ancient Roman treatise on architecture by Vitruvius, covering architectural theory, engineering, and classical orders.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
De architectura canonical	4
De Architectura	1
De architectura libri decem	1
Vitruvian architectural theory	1
Vitruvian principles	1
works of Vitruvius	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin prose work ⓘ ancient Roman work ⓘ architectural treatise ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ten Books on Architecture ⓘ
approximateDateWritten	c. 30–20 BCE ⓘ
author	Vitruvius ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Roman Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Rome
dateWritten	1st century BCE ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Augustus ⓘ
describes	Composite order ⓘ Corinthian order ⓘ Doric order ⓘ Ionic order ⓘ Tuscan order ⓘ
field	history of architecture ⓘ
genre	architecture ⓘ engineering ⓘ theoretical treatise ⓘ
hasPart	Book I ⓘ Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book IX ⓘ Book V ⓘ Book VI ⓘ Book VII ⓘ Book VIII ⓘ Book X ⓘ
influenced	Andrea Palladio ⓘ Leon Battista Alberti ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ Vitruvian Man ⓘ surface form: Vitruvian Man concept classical architectural education ⓘ
mainTopic	aqueducts ⓘ architectural theory ⓘ building technology ⓘ civil engineering ⓘ classical orders ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gnomonics ⓘ harbor construction ⓘ machines ⓘ materials science ⓘ military engineering ⓘ proportion and symmetry ⓘ temple design ⓘ theater design ⓘ urban planning ⓘ water supply ⓘ
numberOfBooks	10 ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
preservationStatus	survives complete ⓘ
subjectOf	Vitruvian triad of firmitas utilitas venustas ⓘ

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Subject: De architectura
Description of subject: De architectura is an influential ancient Roman treatise on architecture by Vitruvius, covering architectural theory, engineering, and classical orders.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corinthian order → describedIn → De architectura ⓘ

Villa Rotonda → influencedBy → De architectura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vitruvian principles

Vitruvian Man → basedOn → De architectura ⓘ

Palazzo Caprini (House of Raphael), Rome → influencedBy → De architectura ⓘ

subject surface form: Palazzo Caprini

this entity surface form: Vitruvian architectural theory

Vitruvius → notableWork → De architectura ⓘ

Vitruvius → originalTitle → De architectura ⓘ

this entity surface form: De architectura libri decem

Augustan age → hasMainWork → De architectura ⓘ

this entity surface form: De Architectura

Poggio Bracciolini → discovered → De architectura ⓘ

this entity surface form: works of Vitruvius

De re aedificatoria → inspiredBy → De architectura ⓘ