Rustic Classicism: Origin and Evolution of the Tuscan Order
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1. According to Vitruvius, how far should a Tuscan cornice protrude? *
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2. What type of column spacing does Vitruvius describe as characteristic of Tuscan temples? *
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3. Which Renaissance Treatise writer does not include the Tuscan order in his canon of Classical orders? *
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4. Which Renaissance Treatise writer was the first to ascribe a “rustic” nature to the Tuscan order as appropriate for utilitarian building types? *
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5. Which two Renaissance Treatise writers broke from Vitruvius’ prescription of Tuscan columns as having a height of 7 Diameters? Please select two. *
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6. Short Answer: Name a distinct characteristic of Scamozzi’s version of the Tuscan Order. (Please note that this response is not automatically graded.) *
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7. All of the Renaissance treatise writers proposed aligning the Abacus in the Tuscan capital with the base column diameter with the exception of: *
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8. Name one characteristic that can used to distinguish the Tuscan Order from the Doric Order. (Please note that this response is not automatically graded.) *
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9. What is the name for a building type used as a stable in Northern Italy that often employs the Tuscan order? *
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10. To what did the architect Inigo Jones compare his church design of St. Paul at Covent Garden? *
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11. What French vernacular building type from the 18th and 19th centuries often includes the use of the Tuscan order? *
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12. Name a way the Tuscan order has been employed in American houses/vernacular construction. (Please note that this response is not automatically graded.) *
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