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A Comparative View of the Five Orders of Architecture
John Wilkes, of Milland House1810/1829
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States
From simple to increasingly ornate, the columns in this plate depict the evolution of decoration, style and difficulty of creation, particularly in their capitals.
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- Title: A Comparative View of the Five Orders of Architecture
- Creator: John Wilkes, of Milland House
- Date: 1810/1829
- Location: London, England
- Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)
- Original Source: Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Vol. II
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