Vignola, 1507-1573, Juglaris, Tommaso, Locke, Warren S · [Boston, Press of Berwick & Smith] · leaf 15
us becomes the unit of measurement, andis generally so selected that it is easily subdivided, and isalso one-half the largest diameter of the column. That isto say, a modulus is a variable measure, chosen as thearchitects taste and talent dictates. Generally, the modulus taken is the radius of the… … PLATE II. THE MOULDINGS. Mouldings are tlie alphabet of Architecture, and theirdifferent combinations produce different profiles for eacliorder. These mouldings are of three kinds, — plain, round, andmixed. No one can depart from these beautiful geometri-cal outlines of construction without falling…
Architecture
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
