J. M. von Mauch · The Roman Doric Order and the Masters

Plate 23. Denticular Doric Order of Vignola

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Vignola (1507-1573) has in his order arranged all parts and proportions after the Theatre of Marcellus, except the columns have been given the so-called Tuscan base. On the soffit of the corona appears as an ornament between the guttæ, the fulmen or bundle of lightening mentioned by Vitruvius. The member under the neck of the capital projects too far. The architrave is too low, the tænia too heavy and the triglyphs too flat. All these deviations, however, place the order of this master at no disadvantage in comparison with the orders of Palladio and Scamozzi.

Fig. 1Vignola’s Doric with its pedestal, in modules (Plate 23): column 16, entablature 4, pedestal 5⅓. Open in Models ↗

Names of the Members of the Denticulated Doric Order.

The Cornice: Fillet, Cavetto and Small Fillet (Cyma). Cyma reversa; Cymatium of the Corona. Corona. Listel. Dentils. Band whereon Dentils are placed.

The Frieze: Cyma reversa; Cymatium of the Frieze. Capital of the Triglyphs and Metopes. Metopes. Triglyphs. Interglyph. Glyph or Channel. Semiglyph.

The Architrave: Tænia. Regula. Guttæ. Facia.

The Capital: Small Fillet and Cyma reversa (Cymatium of the Abacus). Facia. Ovolo or Echinus. Small Fillets or Annulets. Neck.

The Column Shaft: Astragal. Fillet. The real shaft. 20 Channels. Fillet.

The Base: Bead; Astragal. Torus. Plinth.

The Pedestal: Cornice or Cap — Fillet, Quarter Round, Fillet, Corona or Facia, Cyma reversa. Die; Dado. Base — Fillet, Bead; Astragal, Inverted Cyma reversa, Plinth. Socle or Sub Base.

The Impost and Archivolt: Fillet. Ovolo or Quarter Round. Bead; Astragal. Fillet. Upper Facia. Lower Facia.

The Soffit of the Cornice: Drip. Channel. Guttæ. Panels.

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