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Method of setting off the Tuscan Order
John Wilkes, of Milland House1810/1829
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States
The Tuscan Order, seen in this plate, is the simplest of all five classical orders. Its lack of fluting, volutes and acanthus leaves separate it from the more ornate orders, but T. Sheraton and J. Pass capture the beauty of simplicity.
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- Title: Method of setting off the Tuscan Order
- 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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