The Ionic Order and the exquisite Sir John Soane’s Museum @soanemuseum

It’s funny how something’s occur, a bit like in Apollo 13 when Jim Lovell is guided home by the phosphorescence in the sea! I had such a moment (although not as life saving or dramatic) after returning from a short Read More …

The feminine Ionic Order

Following on from the last post on the Doric and Ionic order I explained that the Ionic Order was created to establish a feminine alternative to the masculine Doric Order. Again in Vitruvius’ “Ten Books on Architecture”: “They translated these Read More …

Ionic and Doric #Orders- a potted #history

Following on from the potted history of the Corinthian Order let’s backtrack a bit on the earlier Doric and Ionic orders: Potted History of the Doric and Ionic Orders: The Athenians despatched Ion (son of Xuthus & Creusa) to colonise Read More …