EDITORIAL TRANSPARENCY · 2 NOVEMBER 2026
Status textus
This page documents the state of the texts, translations and supporting evidence. It distinguishes claims made within the author's editions from information that can be checked in the digital indexes and readings that still require independent philological verification. Automated alignment is not presented as direct manuscript collation.
The digital library project has its own DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23868911. It identifies the project record, not any of the three separately deposited books.
Three publications with different scholarly purposes
| Edition | Scholarly purpose | Source and limitations | Book DOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| V514 · Spanish | Provisional scholarly recension, Latin text with facing Spanish translation and a selective comparative critical apparatus. It does not claim to establish a definitive text. | V514 PDF and DOCX supplied by the editor; manuscript attributions require case-by-case checking. | 10.5281/zenodo.23884757 |
| V554 · French | Provisional scholarly recension, Latin text with facing French translation and a selective comparative critical apparatus. | V554 PDF and DOCX; uncertain readings and numerical notation in X.10–X.16 require further examination. | 10.5281/zenodo.23885110 |
| V297 · English | Bilingual reading and study edition with English translation, notes and commentary. Its apparatus is not equivalent to that of V514 and V554. | V297 PDF and DOCX; the selective apparatus has a different editorial purpose. | 10.5281/zenodo.23885404 |
Latin reference text and comparative sources
Krohn (1912): Fritz Krohn, Vitruvii De architectura libri decem (Leipzig: Teubner), serves as the principal printed reference named in the editions and as a control for book–chapter–section divisions. Rose (1899) and the volumes of the Collection des Universités de France (Budé) are cited as comparative editorial authorities. Reference to an edition does not prove direct collation of each passage or grant permission to reproduce copyrighted modern editions in full.
The ratio editionis and witnesses H (Harley MS 2767), G (Gudianus 69), E (Gudianus 132, a compilation of excerpts) and S (Sélestat, Ms. 17) are discussed in the recensions. Claims of direct collation must be reproducible through the manuscript, folio, institutional image and associated note. Readings obtained from Krohn or another published edition must be identified as reported readings, not direct observations.
Digital coverage and integrity checks
The Krohn/Perseus reference divides De architectura into 731 sections, including the prefaces. The V514 and V554 indexes locate these 731 units; the V297 index comprises 728 reading blocks, as some loci are grouped. This verifies structural coverage only, not word-for-word agreement with Krohn. Variants, supplements, deletions and punctuation require editorial scrutiny.
A computational comparison identified 91 loci containing Greek script in the Krohn reference; both recension indexes contain all 91. Spelling and segmentation differences remain, notably II.3.3 and the Γ notation in Book X. This does not independently validate breathings, accents, manuscript readings or diagrams.
OCR caution: text extraction and search normalization can split Greek words, numerals and metrological signs. Verify quotations and variants against the published PDF and, where appropriate, the primary witness.
Notes, levels of evidence and outstanding checks
The digital index preserves 811 notes extracted from the author's documents (324 in V514, 317 in V554 and 170 in V297). The metadata identify 41 directly linked to an explicit locus, 519 with a proposed locus awaiting verification and 251 without a located anchor. This index is not a complete representation of the printed comparative apparatus in the two recensions.
Further work includes verification of candidate links and distinguishing manuscript readings, editorial emendations, technical explanations and interpretations; checking Greek vocabulary, numerical and fractional readings in X.10–X.16; and comparing possible duplicated English translations with the original PDF. Unverified entries must remain clearly marked.
Citation and reproducibility
Cite the Vitruvian locus first (e.g. De architectura III.1.2), then the edition actually consulted (V514, V554 or V297), the page where applicable, and the edition-specific DOI. For manuscript evidence provide the holding library, shelfmark, folio, institutional link and provenance of the reading. The Zenodo deposit date is not the historical date of composition of the ancient work.
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DOIs identify deposited works; they do not certify peer review. © Diego A. Kurilo for his original editorial contributions; the ancient Latin text is in the public domain. Historical facsimiles and modern works remain subject to their respective rights and access conditions.