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equal or very nearly equal heights, and that the cornice is usually less 

 than one-fifth of the whole height of the entablature. 



In the present case, having no measure of the frieze, we may assume 

 that it was equal in height to the ai'chitrave ; and we shall find the pro- 

 portion of the entablature to the column of one-third satisfied, if we 

 assign to the architrave the height of 5.359375, iu place of the me;^s- 

 ured 5.417-±. 



We have then architrave 5.359375 



Frieze 5.359375 



Leaving for the cornice 2.14375 



To make up the height of the whole entabla- 

 ture 12.8625 



or one-third the height of the column. This division of the space — 

 giving 5-12ths to the ai'chitrave, 5-12ths to the frieze, and 2-12ths to 

 the cornice — corresponds with close approximation to the divisions of 

 other well-proportioned temples.* 



If this be the correct measure of the entablature, the same height 

 remains to be assigned to the pediment ; which thus appears to have 

 had the not inappropriate proportion of one-fifth of the whole height.f 



* Tlie entablature of the Parthenon and that of the Tlieseium are divided as 

 follows : — 



Architrave and frieze, each '5% *^'" iif 



Cornice ^ ^*-^j 



While the architrave and frieze of the Temple of Zeus re- 

 duced to the same denominator equal, each -^^5^ 



And the cornice equals -^-^ 



Other examples are, — 



Temple at Bassge, architrave and frieze each ^^ f i 



In the Temple of Zeus they equal, each |^ 



„ Temple at ^gina „ „ „ ^f 



„ Temple of Zeus „ „ „ ||- 



t In the Temple at ^gina, the proportion was as 1 : 4.8 ; in that at Bassae, 

 as 1 : 4.7. The slight diminution iu the proportion in the Temple of Zeus may- 

 have been due to its much greater height ; the total height of the ^ginetan 

 Temple being but about 35.85 ft., and that of the Phigaleian Temple about 

 36.033. 



