"Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water……" — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
"Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties."
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22 Quotes by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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There are also kinds of water that cause death, as they run through harmful juices in the soil and become…
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Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the…
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Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies.
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Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom,…
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Architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create…
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A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.
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Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention,…
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Now architecture consists of order, which in Greek is called taxis ... Order is the balanced adjustment of the details…
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But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with…
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From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by…
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Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.
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Commodity, firmness, delight...
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