Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 369
ft rests on a base which consists of a torusand a plinth, or a series of toruses called anAttic base. The diameter of the column at the straightportion is used as the unit of measurement forall other parts. Fig. 83 shows the Tuscan Order, with theprincipal proportions. This is the sunplestOrder,… … Fig. 84. The Doric Order.
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