Art culture: a hand-book of art technicalities and criticisms (1873)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Platt, W. H. (William Henry), 1821-1898 · New York : Wiley · leaf 486
Plate 4.—Roman Corinthian Order. 415^ … Plate 6.—Tuscajst Ordeu. THE SCHOOLS OF AKCHITECTURE. 415 5. The Tuscan, a variety of the Doric, was founded ])ythe Romans for the basement of buildings, and is thus dis-tinguished for its massiveness and strength. Its column isseldom higher than from five-and-a-half to seven times itsdiameter at…
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