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Title: The five orders of architecture
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Vignola, 1507-1573 Juglaris, Tommaso Locke, Warren S
Subjects: Architecture
Publisher: (Boston, Press of Berwick & Smith)
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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rough the center. Theends of these last are the four centers for the first turn ofthe volute. From the center of the eye lay off 9 partsabove (just touching the ogee), 8 parts to the right, 7 partsbelow, and 6 parts to the left. From point 1 (see enlargeddiagram of eye), with radius reaching the 9-point, strike anarc. It will pass through point 8. With radius 2, 8 makethe next quarter, with 3, 7 make the third, and with 4, 6complete the first turn of the volute. The second turn ismade from centers 5, 6, 7, 8, which are \ of the half-diago-nal from points 1, 2, 3, 4, and the third turn is made frompoints 9, 10, 11, 12. The inner line of the fillet of thevolute is made to taper toward the outside line by using acenter ^ of a half-diagonal nearer the center of the eye(see 0 on diagram) than is used for the corresponding out-side line. The outlines and dimensions of the capital are given inthe second drawing, which also shows the form of the rollof the volute midway between the two faces.
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PLATE XVI. THE IONIC CAPITAL AND ENTABLATURE. The capital is 15 parts higli^ and comprises the fillet andbead^ which, in the other orders, belong to the column.The capital is outlined by two perpendiculars, each 1 mod-ulus from the center of the shaft, which pass through thecenters of the eyes of the volutes. The total height of thevolute is 16 parts, — 8 over the eye, 2 of the eye, and 6under the eye. Vignola gives the Tonic entablature a height of 4^ moduli,which is \ the altitude of the column, with base and capital.The ratio of altitude of the three members of the entabla-ture is 5 to 6 to 7. The architrave is 1^ moduli high, andprojects 5 parts. The frieze is 1^ moduli high, and is orna-mented with griffins, candelabra, arabesque, etc. The cor-nice is If moduli high, and projects 1 modulus and 13 parts.The proportions of the mouldings may be learned from theplate.

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