The Ancients, having taken into consideration the rigorous construction of the human body, elaborated all their works, as especially their holy temples, according to these proportions; for they found here the two principal figures without which no project is possible:… — Luca Pacioli Copy Share Image
For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites varies with the various gods. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image