Art. 3. What the parts of Architecture are, [27.]
There are eight parts in Architecture, viz. 1. Solidity, [27.] 2. Convenience, 3. Beauty, 4. Order, 5. Disposition, [28.] 6. Proportion, 7. Decorum, 8. Oeconomy, [32.]
Chap. II. Of the Solidity of Buildings.
Art. 1. Of the choice of Materials, [33.]
Vitruvius speaks of five sorts of Materials, 1. Stone, [33.] 2. Bricks, [34.] 3. Wood, whereof divers sorts are used, as Oak, Fir, Poplar, Alder, [35.] Pine, Cypress, Juniper, Cedar, Larch, [36.] and Olive; 4. Lime; 5. Sand and Gravel, [37.] of which several sorts, Pit, River, and Pozzalane, [38.]
Art. 2. Of the use of Materials, [39.]
Of the Preparation of Stone, [39.] Of Wood, [40.] Of Bricks, [41.] Lime and Sand, [43.]
Art. 3. Of the Foundation, [45.]
In Foundations, to take care that the Earth be solid, [45.] Of the Masonry, [46.]
Art. 4. Of the Walls, [47.]