Vincenzo Scamozzi Venetian Architect, The Idea Of A Universal Architecture û Villas And Coun... Book

	Introduction	7
I	Concerning the excellent manner in which the Ancients constructed public and private buildings; the praiseworthiness of building correctly, and the various types of private buildings	35
II	Some points concerning private houses in various countries. How the quality of the air, the site, and other aspects can enhance living conditions	43
III	A detailed description and drawings of ancient Greek houses, and the design and function of their various parts	49
IV	Concerning some nobly built houses in ancient Rome and the description and detailed drawings of a senator's house	59
V	Concerning the principal rooms in Roman houses and how their function changed over the course of time	67
VI	Concerning the general requirements for palaces owned by Italy's aristocracy in cities such as Rome, Naples, Milan and also here in Venice	75
VII	Concerning a first class palace for the illustrious Cornaro family in Venice, and another for the excellent Strozzi family in Florence	83
VIII	Concerning the palaces of the aristocracy in Spain, France, Germany and Poland	93
IX	Concerning suitable sites for private buildings, their form and general layout	101
X	Concerning the design of certain buildings in Vicenza : first, a building of moderate size, second a building on a pyramid-shaped site; and lastly, a building on an irregular-shaped site	107
XI	Concerning certain designs and buildings : the first on a rather long site in Bergamo, the second in Genoa, and one or two others	115
XII	Regarding the merits and the convenience of suburban country houses and their various types : concerning Pliny the Younger's house, the Laurentina, and the choice of sites for these buildings	123
XIII	The form and layout of suburban country houses : a description of a house near Lonigo and one in Padua	131
XIV	Concerning a country house on the River Brenta, another near Castelfranco, and a third near Asolo di Trevisana	139
XV	Concerning the usefulness and benefits of country estates : the types of farmsteads the Ancients built, and suitable designs for our day	147
XVI	Concerning a country house and farm at Villa Verla and others in Loreggia, Peraga and San Dona de Piave	155
XVII	Concerning the country house estate and farmstead at Poisuolo near Treviso, a second with large revenues, and a description of the main parts of farmsteads	165
XVIII	Concerning vestibules, entrance halls, courtyards, colonnades, loggias, halls, small halls, galleries and other main parts of private houses	175
XIX	Concerning the arrangement of apartments of rooms and libraries, including their dimensions and heights, and rooms dedicated to household management	183
XX	Concerning the location and various suitable designs for modern staircases in private dwellings, including some presented by the author	191
XXI	Concerning main and other doorways, windows, light openings and fireplaces in ancient times and today	201
XXII	Concerning roads leading to buildings on country estates, courtyards, vegetable gardens, orchards and other related matters	209
XXIII	Concerning the shape and layout of gardens and citrus orchards : planting in ancient times and today, and a description of some plants	215
XXIV	Concerning colonnades, galleries, pathways, ventidoti (air conditioned rooms), other places for relaxation, and those with echoes	221
XXV	Concerning the nature of water sources : those containing good, potable water, and those of inferior quality which should be avoided	227
XXVI	How to find water underground; the easiest and most practical methods to calculate its gradient and level it properly	235
XXVII	Concerning water supply systems in ancient times and the best modern techniques for conveying water in various countries	241
XXVIII	Ways of collecting water, cleaning water pipes and constructing fountains, fish ponds and artificial lakes	249
XXIX	Concerning various methods for constructing wells, water cisterns, man-made reservoirs, cold stores, and other conveniences and luxuries	257
XXX	Concerning the most reliable ancient and modern machinery and devices for raising large or small quantities of water	265
App	Danckertsz foreword to the reader	279
App	Danckertsz dedication to Sir Cornelis de Graef	280
App	Scamozzi's dedication to Prince Maximilian	281