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Capital styles for the five major orders of Classical architecture.
five orders of architecture
Doric order
Ionic order
Corinthian order
Tuscan order
Composite order
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Sebastiano Serlio: treatise on architecture
Sebastiano Serlio
Italian architect
Recreation, engraving by Abraham Bosse, 1635.
Abraham Bosse
French artist
Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola, Italy, by Giacomo da Vignola, 1559–73
Giacomo da Vignola
Italian architect

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