The Classical Orders of Architecture elaborates on the classical orders of architecture; including Classicism; Tuscan orders; Doric orders; Ionic orders; and Corinthian orders. The publication first examines the teaching of the orders; need for a new handbook of the orders; Roman and Renaissance theorists; traditional systems of proportion; and metric system of measurement. The text then ponders on historical background and orders in detail. Discussions focus on the Greek orders and comparative Tuscan orders; Doric orders; Ionic orders; Corinthian orders; and Composite orders. The book tackles the orders in detail; including the five orders; Tuscan order; Tuscan capital and entablature; Tuscan base and pedestal; Doric order; Doric base and pedestal; Ionic order and volute; Ionic capital and entablature; Ionic base and pedestal; and the Corinthian order. The manuscript then reviews the use of the orders; as well as diminution and fluting; rustication; pediments; moldings and their enrichment; and characteristics of Classicism. The text is a valuable source of information for architects; historians; and researchers interested in the classical orders of architecture.
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