In Book IV of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture their appearance is compared to that of a shapely matron wearing flowing robes, and the bead-and- reel, dentil, and egg-and-dart ornaments on their cornices likened to festive headgear adorning the large paired volutes on their capitals.
In Book IV of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture their appearance is compared to that of a shapely matron wearing flowing robes, and the bead-and- reel, dentil, and egg-and-dart ornaments on their cornices likened to festive headgear adorning the large paired volutes on their capitals. In more modern times, they were used as supports for the Whitehall Chapel by Inigo Jones, though a major ancient use of them occurred in the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. FTP, name this Greek order whose columns were topped by large scrolling spirals, in contrast to the Corinthian and Doric orders.
In Book IV of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture their appearance is compared to that of a shapely matron wearing flowing robes, and the bead-and- reel, dentil, and egg-and-dart ornaments on their cornices likened to festive headgear adorning the large paired volutes on their capitals.
{Ionic} order