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Notes on Vitruvius
A careful, accessible study of Vitruvius through Morris Hicky Morgan's Notes on Vitruvius.
This edition gathers Morgan’s meticulous notes on textual variations, manuscript readings, and the methods scholars use to date and interpret the ancient work. It highlights how punctuation, case form, and word choice affect meaning and, in turn, our understanding of Vitruvius's topics.
Morgan’s notes span the text’s concerns, from word forms and syntactic patterns to the historical context that frames Vitruvius’s discussion of architecture, baths, and the theatre. The commentary also surveys dating debates and closely examines how early editors and later scholars arrived at their readings. Readers will see how philology, archaeology, and ancient geography intersect in this classical text.
What you will experience A detailed look at how dative and other case forms shape interpretation of key terms. Discussion of manuscript variants and the rationale for preferred readings. Insights into Vitruvius’s topics, including building materials, theatres, baths, and temple layout. Context on the date of the work and how scholars argue for an Augustus-era composition. Ideal for readers of classical philology, architectural history, and those seeking a scholar’s eye view of an ancient text.
This edition gathers Morgan’s meticulous notes on textual variations, manuscript readings, and the methods scholars use to date and interpret the ancient work. It highlights how punctuation, case form, and word choice affect meaning and, in turn, our understanding of Vitruvius's topics.
Morgan’s notes span the text’s concerns, from word forms and syntactic patterns to the historical context that frames Vitruvius’s discussion of architecture, baths, and the theatre. The commentary also surveys dating debates and closely examines how early editors and later scholars arrived at their readings. Readers will see how philology, archaeology, and ancient geography intersect in this classical text.
What you will experience A detailed look at how dative and other case forms shape interpretation of key terms. Discussion of manuscript variants and the rationale for preferred readings. Insights into Vitruvius’s topics, including building materials, theatres, baths, and temple layout. Context on the date of the work and how scholars argue for an Augustus-era composition. Ideal for readers of classical philology, architectural history, and those seeking a scholar’s eye view of an ancient text.
22 pages, Hardcover
First published August 22, 2015
About the author
Morris Hicky Morgan
29 books6 followersMorris Hicky Morgan (1859–1910) was professor of classical philology at Harvard University.
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