The first and chief groundes of architecture vsed in all the auncient and famous monymentes with a farther & more ample defense vppon the same, than hitherto hath been set out by any other. Published by Iohn Shute, paynter and archytecte.
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- The first and chief groundes of architecture vsed in all the auncient and famous monymentes with a farther & more ample defense vppon the same, than hitherto hath been set out by any other. Published by Iohn Shute, paynter and archytecte.
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- Shute, John, d. 1563.
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- Imprinted at London :: In Fletestrete nere to Sainct Dunstans churche by Thomas Marshe,
- 1563.
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"The first and chief groundes of architecture vsed in all the auncient and famous monymentes with a farther & more ample defense vppon the same, than hitherto hath been set out by any other. Published by Iohn Shute, paynter and archytecte." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A12159.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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Page xv
ON the toppe of Scapus, or pillor shalbe sett the Capitall, whose height shalbe a Dia∣meter, in the which Capitall Abacus with his long and shorte leaues, and his Caules out of the which spring the smaller Helices, be a portion taken from Corinthia. Also they haue brought to pas in this Capitall, Voluta and Echinus and Astragalus, with his rule, which is and are portiones of Ionica. The measures of this Capital are thus. From the pillor vpwardes to the toppe of the Capitall, that is marked with O whose height is a Diameter shalbe deuided into .7 partes, wherof one shalbe geuen to Abacus, lung at the toppe of the Ca∣pitall, which is marked with P. the which partes, some Architecles haue added to the height of the Capitall, so that they haue made it to be in height a Diameter, and the seuenth parte of a Diameter, as before is rehersed in the Capitall of Corinthia, but so muche as they haue added to the height of the Capital, somuche haue they abated from the height of Scapus. Nowe of the forsaid .7. partes, doo remaygne yet 6. the which shalbe reduced into .3 partes, the one shalbe ge∣uen vnto the shorte leaues for their height, the second part shalbe added vnto the height of the myddle leaues, and the third part vnto Voluta, marked with Q. as for the height of Echinus, marked with R. shalbe founde in the makinge of Voluta, as before is mencioned in Ionica. The Proiecture of this Abacus, whose marke is P. shalbe euen so muche as is the Proiecture of the Plinthus, the which is the lowest parte of the Bases, of the pillor euen as it is before saide in the ground plot of Corinthia, This done drawe from the vtter moste of the Abacus, downewar∣des along by the side of the Capitall, vnto the vttermost of the Astragali lienge vnder the Ca∣pitall, whose Proiecture, shalbe so muche as it is in height This done you shall cause Voluta to touche the strike that you haue drawen by the side of the Capitall, and also the myddell and longe leaues vnder Voluta, shall haue their Proiecture to touche that line, and also the shorts leaues shall touche the same. This done ye haue the true measures and proiectures of this Ca∣pitall, but there be diuerse other beawtifull Capitalls, belonging to this pillor whiche hereafter more plainlye shall appere.