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Part II; five Kinds of Columns.

divided into eight, that of the Doric into nine, the Ionic into tenthe Corinthian into eleven, and the Compojite into twelve; all whichis explain d by the following Figure, where the Arabic Cipher de-notes the number of Particles into which the Base and Cornice aredivided: The ^ornan Letter shews the number of Mouldings, ofwhich each Base and Cornice is composed,

Tuscan. Doric. Ionic. Corinthian. Composite.

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Th a t Part of the Base of the Tuscan Pedestal, which belongsto the Mouldings, being thus divided into six little Parts, four ofthem are given to the hollow, and two to the Fillet or Square un-der it, which are the two Members or Mouldings of mis Part.

The Cornice which is divided into eight Particles, has five for a CornicePlat-band, which serves here instead of a Corona or Drip, and of thethree for a Hollow, with its Fillet, which Fillet has one of these Pedestal.Particles.

Th e Projectures of the Members of the Base, and of the Cor-nice of this Pedestal, as also those of all Sorts of Members in allthe Orders, are taken from the fifth Parts of the little Module, asbefore establilh’d: namely, one for the Diminution of the Column,three for the Projecture of its Base, &c. As to the Pedestals, ithas been already said, that the Projecture of the whole Base with-