multas gratias tibi... Tom Siegel
> >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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
