Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v7.c47.4067

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v7.c47.4067

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With these may be compared the details of the early European entablature : The height of the entablatures of the different orders :
(1) In the Tuscan order, ¼ of 7=1¾ diameters.
(2) In the Doric order, ¼ of 8=2 diameters.
(3) In the Ionic order, ¼ of 9=2¼ diameters.
(4) In the Corinthian order, ¼ of 10=2½ diameters.
(5) In the Composite order, ¼ of 11=2¾ diameters. According to Vitruvius both to the Corinthian and the Composite orders ten parts are given.

Cites (1)

De architectura — Vitruvius Pollio, Latin