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Vitruvius Digital Library · For Researchers
An independent, open-access digital research gateway focused on Vitruvius' De architectura, its textual transmission, manuscript witnesses, historical printed editions, translations, and critical study. Editorial and research materials are presented by Diego Kurilo. This website is not an institutional university repository and does not imply university endorsement.
Research resources
- Historical bibliography and manuscript catalogue
- Index codicum (manuscript witnesses)
- Historical editions
- Multilingual text reader: Latin, Spanish, French, English
- Critical apparatus
- Index locorum
- Vitruvian lexicon
- Thematic network of Vitruvian concepts, passages and concordances
- Ordinatio: module and proportional order (Vitr. I.2)
- Dispositio: arrangement, plan, elevation, scenography (Vitr. I.2)
- Passage comparison
- Editorial methodology and limitations
- Research and studies
Open-access editions and research tools
Each edition has its own bibliographic record, version and DOI. These are distinct editorial publications, not interchangeable language variants of a single record.
- V514 · Latin–Spanish edition and critical commentary
- V554 · Latin–French edition and critical commentary
- V297 · English-language study and Latin reading edition
- Vitruvia Lexicon · concordances, etymology and textual collation
- Ecdotic evidence register and editorial certainty
Consult the edition record for the complete PDF and cite the specific version, DOI, page and Vitruvian locus. The digital collation is a research aid, not an automatic certification of manuscript variants.
Scope and citation
Readers should cite individual manuscripts, historical editions and modern publications according to the bibliographic information supplied in the relevant record. Do not attribute a DOI to any work unless that identifier has been registered and verified. Digitized primary-source descriptions and modern editorial interpretations should be distinguished when citing the collection.
External university research-guide listing
As of 2 November 2026, the University of Cambridge Faculty of Classics Library lists Vitruvius Digital Library among the open-access Latin resources in its public Classics LibGuide. This is a subject-guide link, not Cambridge sponsorship, scholarly peer review or institutional certification of the editorial text.
Open-access ancient-world resource listing
Charles E. Jones published VITRVVIVS DIGITAL LIBRARY on AWOL — The Ancient World Online, 1 November 2026. The specialist notice links to the library’s reader and research tools. It is external coverage, not validation of the textual criticism.
Presentación para investigadores · Español
Biblioteca digital independiente y de acceso abierto dedicada al tratado De architectura de Vitruvio. Reúne herramientas para explorar la tradición manuscrita, las ediciones históricas, las traducciones y los estudios críticos. Incluye consulta multilingüe, léxico, aparato crítico e índices de pasajes. Las atribuciones y limitaciones editoriales se detallan en las páginas correspondientes.
Présentation pour la recherche · Français
Bibliothèque numérique indépendante en accès libre consacrée au De architectura de Vitruve. Elle propose des ressources sur la tradition manuscrite, les éditions historiques, les traductions et l'étude critique du texte, ainsi que des instruments de consultation multilingue, un lexique et des index de passages.
Presentazione per la ricerca · Italiano
Biblioteca digitale indipendente ad accesso aperto dedicata al De architectura di Vitruvio. Offre risorse sulla tradizione manoscritta, le edizioni storiche, le traduzioni e lo studio critico, con strumenti di lettura multilingue, lessico e indici dei passi.
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