The Ten Books on Architecture

Chapter 4

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INTRODUCTION 101

THE ORIGINS OF THE THREE ORDERS, AND THE PROPORTIONS OF THE CORINTHIAN CAPITAL 102

THE ORNAMENTS OF THE ORDERS 107

PROPORTIONS OF DORIC TEMPLES 109

THE CELLA AND PRONAOS 114

HOW THE TEMPLE SHOULD FACE 116

THE DOORWAYS OF TEMPLES 117

TUSCAN TEMPLES 120

CIRCULAR TEMPLES AND OTHER VARIETIES 122

ALTARS 125