MMETRY the plan of the Parthenon. Thfi-generalj^eme in this case is a division of 1.4472by four. One-fourth of 1.4472 is .3618. This ratio of .3618 is the reciprocal of2.764. One-fourth of 2.764is.691, which is the reciprocal of 1.4472, i.e., a squareand a root-five rectangle. If the area of 1.4472… … Fig. 8. Amphora 12.236.1 Metropolitan Museum, New York.(Drawn and measured by the Museum Staff.) root-five rectangles, AE, EF, FG and GH, or the ratio 1.7888, /. e., .4472 multi-plied by four, and each root-five rectangle is constructed in the center of a 2.764rectangle. If the width of the lip is…
Vases, Greek
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