The architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio : in ten books (1826)
Vitruvius Pollio, Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863 · London : Priestley and Weale · leaf 272
plained, as they have occurredto me, the methods of making colours for painting, sothat they may be durable and appropriate. Thus, inseven books, are methodically laid down all the rulesthat relate to the perfection and convenience of build-ings. In the following book I shall treat of water, howit… … INTRODUCTION. Thales, the Milesian, one of the seven wise men, taughtthat water was the original cause of all things. Heraclitusmaintained the same of fire: the priests of the magi, ofwater and fire. Euripides, a disciple of Anaxagoras, calledby the Athenians the dramatic philosopher, attributed…
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