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The five orders of architecture (1889)

Vignola, 1507-1573, Juglaris, Tommaso, Locke, Warren S · [Boston, Press of Berwick & Smith] · leaf 55

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n centers of pilasters. The width of arch opening is 7 moduli, the height 14, thetop being 2 moduli below the entablature. These proportions afford the best opportunities for thearrangement of the details, notably the triglyphs andmetopes. Vignola builds one-third of his columns into the… … PLATE XII. ARCHED DORIC INTERCOLUMNIATION WITHPEDESTAL. Ix this modification of the Doric Order there are 15moduli between centers of columns, and 25^ moduli intotal height. The arch opening is 20 moduli high and 10 moduli wide.This proportion of parts gives a good distribution of thetriglypli and…

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