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it is a medium between an hyperbolical and a cir-
cular moulding.
Fig. 4. Part of the annulets of the capital of the
same column, no less singular in their construction
than the echinus, or other members of this example,
being disposed.vertically, and in the form of cham-
phered rustics; whereas the annulets of other Grecian
remains follow the contour of the echinus, as has
been before observed.
PLATE XXI.
FROM THE DORIC PORTICO AT ATHENS.
This plate exhibits the contour, the elevation, and
proportions of the members in minutes and parts of
a minute.—This example, although singular on ac-
count of its approach to the Roman style in the
members, is in its general form the same as other
Grecian examples.
As Mr. Stuart appears to have bestowed particular
attention to the measures of these Doric examples,
here shewn, I have, with considerable pains reduced
the original measures of feet, inches, and decimals of
an inch, by arithmetical calculations into minutes,
and decimal parts of a minute, and not by measuring
them from two scales which would have been more
expeditious to me, but much less accurate: each
minute is consequently divided into ten equal parts,
each of these again into ten, and so on as long as
division can be made.—By these universal propor-
tions, the construction will be more easily obtained
by students in general.
it is a medium between an hyperbolical and a cir-
cular moulding.
Fig. 4. Part of the annulets of the capital of the
same column, no less singular in their construction
than the echinus, or other members of this example,
being disposed.vertically, and in the form of cham-
phered rustics; whereas the annulets of other Grecian
remains follow the contour of the echinus, as has
been before observed.
PLATE XXI.
FROM THE DORIC PORTICO AT ATHENS.
This plate exhibits the contour, the elevation, and
proportions of the members in minutes and parts of
a minute.—This example, although singular on ac-
count of its approach to the Roman style in the
members, is in its general form the same as other
Grecian examples.
As Mr. Stuart appears to have bestowed particular
attention to the measures of these Doric examples,
here shewn, I have, with considerable pains reduced
the original measures of feet, inches, and decimals of
an inch, by arithmetical calculations into minutes,
and decimal parts of a minute, and not by measuring
them from two scales which would have been more
expeditious to me, but much less accurate: each
minute is consequently divided into ten equal parts,
each of these again into ten, and so on as long as
division can be made.—By these universal propor-
tions, the construction will be more easily obtained
by students in general.