The civil architecture of Vitruvius. Comprising those books of the author which relate to the public and private edifices of the ancients. With an introduction, containing an historical view of the rise and progress of architecture amongst the Greeks (De architectura)
Object type: Book ; Ornament and Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius|William Wilkins|Thomas Davison|George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen|George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen|Wilson Lowry|Samuel Porter|Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
Artist bio: Roman, active late 1st century BCE|British, 1778–1839|London|British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1784–1860 London|British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1784–1860 London|British, Whitehaven, Cumbria 1762–1824 London|British, active 19th century| 
Artist role: Author|Translator|Printer|Author|Dedicatee|Engraver|Engraver|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|British|British|British, Scottish|British, Scottish|British|British|British, London
Date: 1812–17
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 19 1/16 × 12 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (48.4 × 30.8 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Books|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession year: 1941