Ten Books on Architecture
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Lu par Fredrik Karlsson
On Architecture is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus as a guide for building projects. The work is one of the most important sources of modern knowledge of Roman building methods as well as the planning and design of structures, both large (aqueducts, buildings, baths, harbours) and small (machines, measuring devices, instruments). He is also the prime source of the famous story of Archimedes and his bath-time discovery. (Summary from Wikipedia) (9 hr 34 min)
Chapitres
| Translator's preface | 8:22 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Preface and Chapter 1 | 20:56 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Chapters 2 and 3 | 11:15 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Chapters 4 and 5 | 17:25 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Chapters 6 and 7 | 16:15 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:52 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 15:04 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Chapters 7 and 8 | 21:29 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Chapters 9 and 10 | 16:26 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 3 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:31 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 3 - Chapters 3 and 4 | 13:06 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 3 - Chapter 5 | 12:30 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 4 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 15:57 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 4 - Chapters 3, 4 and 5 | 12:05 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 4 - Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9 | 12:36 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Introduction, and Chapters 1, 2 and 3 | 16:55 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Chapters 4 and 5 | 12:18 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9 | 17:05 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Chapters 10, 11 and 12 | 11:54 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 6 - Introduction and Chapter 1 | 15:15 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 6 - Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5 | 14:41 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 6 - Chapters 6, 7 and 8 | 16:31 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Introduction | 13:55 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Chapters 1, 2 and 3 | 14:45 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 | 14:31 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 | 12:56 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 8 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:05 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 8 - Chapter 3 | 21:32 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 8 - Chapters 4, 5 and 6 | 14:39 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Introduction | 12:34 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:44 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 12:02 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Chapters 7 and 8 | 15:57 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Introduction and chapter 1 | 7:36 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 2 | 11:04 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 13:34 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 7, 8, 9 and 10 | 16:03 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 11, 12 and 13 | 13:18 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 14, 15 and 16 | 16:04 | Lu par Fredrik Karlsson |
Critiques
great read
A LibriVox Listener
many of the thoughts from this book are now on media as "latest (re)inventions". an easy, interesting and approachable read for professionals and laity alike.
A comprehensive work
Timothy Ferguson
It suffers a little from the audio format, as there are mathematical aspects which would be easier to comprehend with diagrams. Interesting little bits of folklore sprinkled through.