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Method of diminishing and fluting Columns
John Wilkes, of Milland House1810/1829
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States
In this plate, we see diagrams for the diminishing of columns from base to capital and the intricacy added by fluting. Doric columns traditionally have 20 flutes, while Ionic and Corinthian have 24 each.
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- Title: Method of diminishing and fluting Columns
- 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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