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Giocondo · 1511

About the interior distribution of the chambers and porticoes the vestibule or front porch of a temple. Chapter IV.
About the construction of buildings according to regions. Chapter V.
About the doors and door-frames of sacred buildings. Chapter VI.
About the Tuscan systems of sacred buildings. Chapter VII.
About the arrangement of the altars of the gods. Chapter VIII.
CHAPTERS OF THE FIFTH BOOK.
About the forum. Chapter I.
About the arrangement of the treasury, prison, and senate house. Chapter II.
About the theater. Chapter III.
About harmony. Chapter IV.
About the vessels acoustic bronze vases used in theaters of the theater. Chapter V.
About the conformation to be made of the theater. Chapter VI.
About the roof of the portico of the theater. Chapter VII.
About the three types of scenery. Chapter VIII.
About the porticoes behind the stage and the promenades. Chapter IX.
About the arrangements and parts of baths. Chapter X.
About the building of gymnasia and exercise grounds. Chapter XI.
About the ports and structures to be made in water. Chapter XII.
CHAPTERS OF THE SIXTH BOOK.
About the diverse qualities of regions, and the various aspects of the sky, according to which buildings must be arranged. Chapter I.
About the proportions and measures of private buildings. Chapter II.
About the courtyards of buildings. Chapter III.
About atriums, and tablinums study or reception rooms, and their dimensions and symmetries. Chapter IV.
About dining rooms, and halls, and exedrae recessed seating areas, and picture galleries, and their dimensions. Chapter V.
About halls in the Greek manner. Chapter VI.
To which regions of the sky each type of building ought to face, so that they are suitable for use and health. Chapter VII.
About the proper locations and types of private and common buildings, suitable to the qualities of any persons. Chapter VIII.
About the systems of rustic buildings, and the descriptions and uses of their many parts. Chapter IX.
About the building of the Greeks, and the arrangement of their parts and their different names, being sufficiently different from Italian customs and uses. Chapter X.