A dictionary of Greek and Roman . COLUMNA. 327 To these three orders the Roman architectsadded two others, which have, however, no claimto be considered as distinct orders. The Tuscanis only known to us by the description of Vitru-vius, as no ancient example of it has been pre-served. It was evidently nothing more than amodification of the Roman Doric, stripped of itsornaments. The Roman or Composite Order isonly a sort of mongrel of the Corinthian and Ionic;the general character being Corinthian, exceptthat the upper part of the capital is formed of anIonic capital with angular
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . COLUMNA. 327 To these three orders the Roman architectsadded two others, which have, however, no claimto be considered as distinct orders. The Tuscanis only known to us by the description of Vitru-vius, as no ancient example of it has been pre-served. It was evidently nothing more than amodification of the Roman Doric, stripped of itsornaments. The Roman or Composite Order isonly a sort of mongrel of the Corinthian and Ionic;the general character being Corinthian, exceptthat the upper part of the capital is formed of anIonic capital with angular volutes: and bothcapital and entablature are overloaded with orna-ments. The engraving is from the triumphal archof Titus, which is considered the best
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