Chap. L ARCADES AND ARCHES.

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Fig. 906.
2631.
Fiff.
906. is an arcade with pedestals of the Corinthian order. Its total area is
5-'8, that of the void 284, the area of the entablature 84, and that of the suj)porting
parts 159. Hence, the ratio of the load to the support is ^*(,= -52, and the supports and
weight are equal in area to the void within a very small fraction. The height of the
pedestal is
6^
modules, the opening is 12 modules wide, and the width of a pier is
4 modules and 9 parts.
^Ve here close the curious proofs of a law whose existence, we believe, has never been
suspected by modern architects. It was clearly unknown to Rondelet, and but for the
work of Lebrun already quoted, we might never have been led to the investigation of it.
Tiiat author himself, as we believe, did not entertain any notion of it.
In the Corinthian arcade with pedestal we have
Whole area, 32xl6*5-
- - - - - =528
'00
12xI2x-7854
Area of semi-arch,
Below it, 19x 12
Entablature, 16-5 x 5-09
Leaves for supporting parts
56-05
=228-00
Total area of voids, therefore, = 284
-05
243-95
= 84-10
159-85
Thus, again, the law seems to be borne out, and to prove that the assumptions we have
been making are not those of empiricism.
2632. In
fff.
907. are collected the imposts and archivolts used in the arcades cf the
difft-rent orders.