Book VI
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Book VI is one of the ten books of Vitruvius’ ancient Roman treatise *De architectura*, focusing on residential architecture, building design, and the principles of comfort and proportion in dwellings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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part of treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define standards for comfortable dwellings
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relate human needs to architectural design ⓘ |
| associatedWork | De architectura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Vitruvius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
Greek house plans
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Roman house plans ⓘ distribution of rooms in houses ⓘ farm buildings and rural estates ⓘ orientation of rooms according to sun and winds ⓘ principles of healthful site selection for houses ⓘ proportions of rooms ⓘ social status and house design ⓘ villa design ⓘ |
| field |
architectural theory
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architecture ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | architectural treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book VI, Chapter 1
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Book VI, Chapter 2 ⓘ Book VI, Chapter 3 ⓘ Book VI, Chapter 4 ⓘ Book VI, Chapter 5 ⓘ Book VI, Chapter 6 ⓘ Book VI, Chapter 7 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | primary source on Roman domestic architecture ⓘ |
| influenced | Renaissance architectural theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Greek architectural practice ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | technical prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greek houses
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Roman houses ⓘ climate and orientation of houses ⓘ comfort in dwellings ⓘ country houses ⓘ domestic buildings ⓘ private houses ⓘ proportion in architecture ⓘ residential architecture ⓘ urban houses ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 6 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Liber VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | De architectura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Ten Books on Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
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