Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 269
ilarity in treatment. This is very clearly shown inFig. 122, in which A is from the Theater of Marcellus, and B from theBaths of Diocletian, both Classic examples, while C and D are takenfrom the columns of Palladio and Vignola. It will be observed thatthe form given by Vignola is rather an… … Fig. 122. Ionic Order, but the mouldings are not so finely cut. The shaft wasnever given a necking, such as the Greeks, and later, some of the Re-naissance architects, occasionally employed. It will also be noticed thatthe volute or spiral of the Roman Order is much less refined than inthe Greek…
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