Work
Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes selon la méthode des Anciens
Explore in the Atlas →Drew the distinction between beauté positive and beauté arbitraire, undercutting absolute harmonic proportion. Perrault also published an annotated French translation of Vitruvius, Les dix livres d'architecture, in 1673.
Proportion Meaning Knowledge
Details
- Type
- Text
- Location
- Paris
Connections
- articulates Proportion (as architectural theory hub)
- articulates Positive and Arbitrary Beauty
Referenced by
- Claude Perrault authored
Sources
- Perrault. Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes. 1993.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes selon la méthode des Anciens." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-ordonnance-cinq-especes/. Accessed July 17, 2026.