Nicholson, Peter: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture (London, 1823)

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OF THE CORINTHIAN ORDER.

PLATE XXXI.

Is the Corinthian capital and plan in outline for
the sake of clearness j to find the places of the stems
of the leaves, divide the semi-plan into eight equal
parts, and draw the plan of the leaves, with their
stems j from the side of each stem draw the per-
pendicular lines to the elevation of the capital, and
it will give the breadth of each stem on the front,
the projection of the tops of the leaves, is from a
line joining the top of the abacus and the astragal
at the bottom of the capital, the heights of the
leaves are shewn in Plate XXXII. the out-line of the
leaves are drawn by hand; observe, that these out-
lines are supposed to be only in black-lead pencil,
preparatory to shading and finishing them, as shewn
in Plate XXXII.

PLATE XXXII.

Is the Corinthian order fully enriched with orna-
ments, which may be executed with the order or
not, according to the place it is intended for; be-
fore the student begins to draw this order, he ought
to be well acquainted with drawing the various
kinds of ornament and foliage, otherwise he never
will produce a masterly performance, or be able
to make any considerable figure in drawing so ele-
gant a subject.