Identifier: fiveordersofarch00vign (find matches)
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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PLATE III. THE TUSCAN CAPITAL AND ENTABLATURE. ViGNOLA gives the Tuscan capital a height of 1 modulusand a projection of 5 parts. The frieze of the capital has the same diameter as theupper part of the shaft of the column. The entablature — that is^ the architrave, frieze, and cor-nice — is 3;- moduli in height, which is one-quarter of thecombined height of base, columu, and capital. The architrave is 1 modulus in height, and is adorned bya lis tei of \ of its height and \ projection. The frieze isIJ- moduli in height. The cornice is 1^ moduli and projects1\ moduli. The outline is as follows : a, cornice ; frieze ; c, listel,or fillet of architrave ; listel of capital ; abacus of capi-tal ; /, frieze of capital ; top bead of column, — this lastis the same in all orders, — li, the shaft of the column ; A,plan of the capital.
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PLATE IV. PLAIN TUSCAN INTERCOLUMNIATION As a general rule, Vignola divides every order — withoutpedestal — into 5 parts : 4 for the column, with base andcapital, and 1 for entablature. Vignola gave the Tuscancolumn, with base and capital, 7 diameters in height, fromwhich the entablature is 3^ moduli high. Hence the totalheight is 11\ moduli, or 8; diameters. The distance between centers of columns is 6 moduli and8 parts, or 3; diameters. The mouldings have been described.

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