>On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Tom Siegel wrote: > >> Does anyone know the original Latin for the phrase, "Commodity, Order, >> Delight" or something like that? I believe it's a quote from Vetruvius, >> whoever that is (I couldn't find him in any Roman history books). Any >> information on this subject would be greatly appreciated. >> Tom Siegel
Your quote may stem from Vitruvius bk. 1, ch. 3, sect. 2, where he says that three of architecture's main considerations should be 'firmitas, utilitas, venustas': 'strength, convenience (or usefulness, or commodity), and delight'. Hope that helps. Phil Thibodeau ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
