Ten Books on Architecture
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Read by 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)
Chapters
| Translator's preface | 8:22 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Preface and Chapter 1 | 20:56 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Chapters 2 and 3 | 11:15 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Chapters 4 and 5 | 17:25 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 1 - Chapters 6 and 7 | 16:15 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:52 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 15:04 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Chapters 7 and 8 | 21:29 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 2 - Chapters 9 and 10 | 16:26 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 3 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:31 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 3 - Chapters 3 and 4 | 13:06 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 3 - Chapter 5 | 12:30 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 4 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 15:57 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 4 - Chapters 3, 4 and 5 | 12:05 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 4 - Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9 | 12:36 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Introduction, and Chapters 1, 2 and 3 | 16:55 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Chapters 4 and 5 | 12:18 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9 | 17:05 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 5 - Chapters 10, 11 and 12 | 11:54 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 6 - Introduction and Chapter 1 | 15:15 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 6 - Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5 | 14:41 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 6 - Chapters 6, 7 and 8 | 16:31 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Introduction | 13:55 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Chapters 1, 2 and 3 | 14:45 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7 | 14:31 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 7 - Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 | 12:56 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 8 - Introduction, and Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:05 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 8 - Chapter 3 | 21:32 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 8 - Chapters 4, 5 and 6 | 14:39 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Introduction | 12:34 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Chapters 1 and 2 | 16:44 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 12:02 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 9 - Chapters 7 and 8 | 15:57 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Introduction and chapter 1 | 7:36 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 2 | 11:04 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 3, 4, 5 and 6 | 13:34 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 7, 8, 9 and 10 | 16:03 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 11, 12 and 13 | 13:18 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
| Book 10 - Chapter 14, 15 and 16 | 16:04 | Read by Fredrik Karlsson |
Reviews
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.