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abacus ACCORDING TO VITRUVIVS analemma angles architect architraves arranged atrium axle ballistae beams bottom breadth bronze buildings built burnt brick capital cella centre CHAPTER chorobates circumference colonnades colour columns constructed Corinthian coronae Ctesibius cymatium described diameter digits divided Doric drum earth entasis equal face fastened finished fire firmament follows foot fourth Fra Giocondo front gnomon GREEK FEET Greeks call half heat height Hence hole houses intercolumniations Ionic IONIC ORDER kind laid length lime machine marble means metopes middle module moisture mortar nature PALAESTRA peristyle pipes POMPEII pounds principles pronaos prostyle Pytheos quarters rafters right and left roof rooms round sand scaena shafts side space springs square stone stucco stylobate symmetrical proportions symmetry tablinum temple tetrastyle theatre thickness things third tion triglyphs upper vessel VITRUVIUS walls wheels width windlass winds