The Corinthian Capital in Perspective. There is no Completing the Corinthian Capital, unless you most accurately describe its Geometrical Elevation and Plan, according to the Rules of Vignola. Being to form the Plan E from the Plan B, you must, with occult Lines, make the Squares necessary for bringing four, or at least three of the Circles into Perspective; transferring into the Line D the Divisions of the Line C, and the rest as usual. Then, with other occult Lines, contract the Plans of the Leaves, and finish what’s farther requisite in the Plan E. To make the Optick Elevation of the Length F, you must transfer into the Perpendicular H all the Divisions of the Elevation A; and complete the same, by Lines drawn toward the Point of Sight, till they meet their respective Perpendiculars; which proceeding from all parts of the Circles parallel to the Line D, intersect the Visual G; from whence they descend, Parallels to the Perpendicular H. In working the clean Capital, you should begin with the lowest Circle I, which denotes the Compass of the Column. Then make the Leaves 1, 2, by taking their Breadths from the Plan E, with the Compasses, and keeping one Point of them upon the Line H; and their Heights from the Elevation F, keeping one Point on the Line D. The same must be done, as well by the Leaves 3, 3, 4, 4, as by the Leaf 5, and the others; and last of all, by the Abacus also; the Sinking of the Horns whereof answers that of the visual Line L. |