The Ten Books on Architecture. Vitruvius Pollio
VIII
ON FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES
THE SLAKING OF LIME FOR STUCCO
ON STUCCO WORK IN DAMP PLACES, AND ON THE DECORATION OF DINING ROOMS
THE DECADENCE OF FRESCO PAINTING
WHITE LEAD, VERDIGRIS, AND ARTIFICIAL SANDARACH
SUBSTITUTES FOR PURPLE, YELLOW OCHRE, MALACHITE GREEN, AND INDIGO
VARIOUS PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT WATERS
LEVELLING AND LEVELLING INSTRUMENTS
AQUEDUCTS, WELLS, AND CISTERNS
THE COURSE OF THE SUN THROUGH THE TWELVE SIGNS