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are appropriate to the cornice of thisorder.

The Com posit e ordef i s the same as theCorinthian in its proportions, and nearlyalike in its effects: the addition of theIonic volute to the capital, gives a bolderprojection. It is applicable in the same'manner as the Corinthian . Denteles andmodillions were applied together in thecornice.

The examples chosen to exhibit the ef-fects, and give a general idea of the pro-portions of the several parts at one view,are selected from antiques ; these compo-sitions having stood the test of ages, fortheir symmetry and effect: the modernproportions in the descriptive account, Ihave taken from Sir William Chambers ’suseful Treatise on Civil Architecture. Tothe examples shewn in the plates, the mea-surements are figured to each particularmember ; thus, by comparing them, thevariations of the moderns from the ancientsmay be easily known.

The measurements are in minutes, thatis, one-half of the lower diameter divided