. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. inParis, York Stairs In London, andmany other buildings of note. Thispractice, though frequent, and to befound in the works of many cele-brated architects, is not always ex-cusable, and should be indulged withcaution, as it hides the natural figureof the column, alters its proportions,and affects the simjilicity of thewhole composition. There are fewexamples of these bandages in the, remains of antiquity, and in general it will be advisable to avoid
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. inParis, York Stairs In London, andmany other buildings of note. Thispractice, though frequent, and to befound in the works of many cele-brated architects, is not always ex-cusable, and should be indulged withcaution, as it hides the natural figureof the column, alters its proportions,and affects the simjilicity of thewhole composition. There are fewexamples of these bandages in the, remains of antiquity, and in general it will be advisable to avoid them in all large designs,reserving the rustic work for the intercolumniatlons, where it may be employed with greatprojjriety, to produce an opposition which will help to render the aspect of the wholecomposition distinct and striking. Our author proceeds to observe, that in smallerworks, of which the parts being few are easily comprehended, tiiey may be sometimestolerated, sometimes even , as they serve to diversify the forms, are produc-tive of strong contrasts, and contiibute very considerably to the masculine bold aspect of. Chap I. THE TUSCAN ORDER. H55 the coiiipcsition. I^e Clcrc allows their propriety in the gates of citadels and prisons,and also considers them not out of place tor gates to gardens or parks, for grottoes, foun-tains, and baths. Uelorme made abundant use of them in several parts of the Thuilleries,covering them with arms, cyphers, and other They are to be found in thedetail of the Louvre, with vermiculated rustics. l)e Chambrai, who banishes the Tuscanorder to the country, nevertheless admits that the Tuscan colunm may be consecrated tothe commemoration of great men and their glorious actions, instancing Trajans colunm,one of the proudest monuments of Roman splendour, as also the Antonine column. 2555. Having adjusted the size of the module with its subdivisions of twelve parts,so that the paper or other material on which the o
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