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Vitruvius

There were two Roman architects of this name. The one best known was Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who wrote a book on architecture.

The English Vitruvius.
Inigo Jones (1572-1652).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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