The carpenter's assistant : containing a succinct account of Egyptian, Grecian and Roman architecture. Also, a description of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite orders; together with specifications, practical rules and tables for carpenters, and a glossary of architectural terms. Embellished with upwards of 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building (1854)
Brown, William, architect, Joy, Lewis E · Boston : Published by Edward Livermore · leaf 85
IONIC DETAILS. Plate XII. Shows the volute and a section of the column. A minute here is ^ ofan inch The numbers 12, 11, 10, and so on down to 1, are centres. Take12 as a centre and sweep from A to B; with 11 as a centre, sweep fromB to C; and so on, till the volute is completed. 6 41 42 No. 11.… … This building is now in process of erection, from the design and underthe superintendence of the author, in the city of Worcester, Mass., anddesigned for the residence of Benjamin Butman, Esq. The Fig. No. 12 is a design adapted for a flower-garden. No. 12.
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