Temples at Tivoli and without Rome

At Tinoue this Temple standeth vpon a Riuer, & is called the Temple of Vesta, the most part thereof is ruinated; it was well wrought after yᵉ Corinthia manner: before it is raised by from the earth as the Base thereof standeth, but behind is more then 7. Elles of Wall vnder the Base.

THis last Temple is measured with the last Elle of 60. minutes, and first, the Columnes are one Elle and 17. minutes thicke, the intercolumnes 2 Elles and 34. minutes; betwéene the Columnes and the Wall is 2. Elles and a halfe: the Pedestall marked A. with the Columnes and their ornaments serue for the whole order of the Temple. The height of the Base of the Pedestall is 45. minutes, and the fielde of the Pedestall is 2. Elles and 48. minutes. The Cornice is 37. minutes and a halfe high, the height of the Base of the Columnes is 38 minutes and a halfe; the Tronke of the Columnes is 10 Elles high: the Capitall is an Elle and 24. minutes high. The Architraue, Fréese and Cornice all togetherare about two Elles and a halfe high. The Doore marked with S. Y. is 9. Elles in height, the bredth of the light vnder is 4. Elles 4. minutes, but the widenes aboue is 3. Elles 54. minutes, the which is lessened aboue, according to Vitruuius doctrine. The Antepagmentum is 52. minutes and a halfe broad, but the Supercilie (because of the lessening) is but 51. minutes; the Fréese is 30. minutes high, and the Cornice 24. The Window marked with T. X. is one Elle 46. minutes and a halfe broad, the height containeth 5. Elles 3. minutes, and is lessened aboue, as the Doore is. The Antepagmentum is 31. minutes and a halfe broad, and the Cornices containesh as much, but the other particular members, are in greater forme marked with the same letters set by them, and well proportioned: This Window is wrought both within and without.

WIthout Rome this ruinous Temple standeth, and for the most part is made of Bricke; you sée none of these ornaments therein which I haue here placed in Figure; but as it may be conceiued by the ground thereof, and also considering the proportioned height, it was made of that fashion as the pieces marked A. B. standing by the ground doe shew. Thus we haue the measure of the Ichnographie of the ground of the Temple, by the which measure a man may conceaue the worke of the Ortographie: This Ichnographie or platforme, is measured by the olde Romane Palme: and first, the doore of the Temple is 24. Palmes wide, the Diameter of this Temple is 69. Palmes and a halfe: the two places on the sides are as wide as the Deore; the Doore of the lesser Temple is also of the same bredth, so are the foure Chappels also where men goe in, of the same widenesse, but backward they arae wider, because the walles of the side runne to the Center of the Temple, and those foure Chappels (as it may be conceaued) receiue their lights from the sides: the Diameter of the small Temple is 63. Palmes long; the little Chappels, both they that are hollowed out, and those that are eleuated, are 15. Palmes broad: but of those two eleuated or raysed Chappels, I cannot tell how they ended aboue, for there standeth not so much vpright as a man may conceaue any thing thereof certainely, but onely a beginning aboue the earth; and (as I haue said) although a man cannot sée in what maner this Building stood aboue the ground, yet according to my conceipt, I haue made this Ortographie. And therefore on the one side marked B. representeth a piece of the great Temple, and the other marked with A. sheweth a part of the lesser Temple.

THis Temple placed vnder this is without Rome, and is very much ruinated, and for she most part is made of Bricke, it is not very great, it cannot also be discerned, that it had any light in it but at the doores, and from the windowes aboue the Cornices. And all the rest of the holes were placed for Idols or such like things; the measure of this Temple was lost by the way, but yet I remember well that the Temple was a full Quadrant and a halfe, as well on the ground as aboue, therefore I set downe no other measure, but a skilfull workeman may helpe himselfe therewith by inuention.

THis small Tempel is of no great compas, and all made of Bricke; it is measured by the olde Romane Palme, the length of the lodge or Gallery is 40. Palms, the bredth therof is 16. Palmes, the Doore is 10. Palms, the places in the walles within, are all of one widenes, that is, 14. Palmes; the space betwéen them is 6. Palmes, the rest may bee guessed by sight; for I guest the height from the Pauement to the Architraue to be 40. Palmes, and the Architraue, Fréese and Cornice to bee 9. Palmes: and touching the rest, I made accompt that if I allowed a Palme vpright for the round roofe, then the whole Tempel should be about 70. Palmes.

THis Temple is without Rome, made part of Marble, and the rest of Brick, it is much decayed, it is thought that it was a Sepulchre, and on all sides it is right foure square; frō the one Wall to the other is 30. Palmes broad, the thicknesse of the walles is 2. Palms and a halfe, the widenesse of the Chappel is ten Palmes, the Doore is fiue Palmes broad, the height of the Pillars with Bases and Capitals is 22. Palms and a halfe; the thickenesse of the Pillars is not much aboue two Palmes: The Architrane, Fréese & Cornice are 4. Palmes high, from the Cornice to the height of the roofe is 11. Palmes: the height of the Bowes of the Chappel is 20. Palmes.

THis Temple hereunder set downe is A Tiuoli by the Riuer, much decayed, which had the frontispice before and behind the Columnes, on the sides are more then halfe without the wall; the widenesse of the Temple from the one wall to the other, is 11. Elles measure by the same measure that Templum pietatis is measured withall, the length of the Temple is 8. Elles, the thickenesse of the wall is one Elle and 11. minutes, the thicknes of the Columnes of the Portall is an Ell and a third part, the height of them with Bases and Capitals is about 12. Elles, the height of the Architraue, Fréese and Cornice is thrée Elles, the Frontispice from aboue the Cornice to the height is 3. Elles, the height of the basement is 3. Elles and a halfe. In the Fascie before, there is no show of a Doore, nor of any places in the Walles, by reason of the ruinousnesse thereof, but I haue drawne it out thus, to make the more show, because I iudge it had bene so; neither can you sée any windowes in the wales nor sides nor yet behind, although I haue placed them here in the ground, where I thought best. The measure of the members both of the Basement and the Cornices aboue, I will not name particularly, for they are proportioned according to Antiquitie, whereof you may sée some parts.