{"id":2634,"date":"2012-10-15T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markstephensarchitectss.wordpress.com\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2012-10-15T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T08:00:56","slug":"the-ionic-order-and-the-exquisite-sir-john-soanes-museum-soanemuseum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/the-ionic-order-and-the-exquisite-sir-john-soanes-museum-soanemuseum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ionic Order and the exquisite Sir John Soane&#8217;s Museum @soanemuseum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s funny how something&#8217;s occur, a bit like in Apollo 13 when Jim Lovell is guided home by the phosphorescence in the sea!<\/p>\n<p>I had such a moment (although not as life saving or dramatic) after returning from a short trip to Rome, writing a <a href=\"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/2012\/10\/10\/ionic-and-doric-orders-a-potted-history\/\">blog post on the Ionic Order<\/a> and then visiting the exquisite Sir John Soane&#8217;s Museum at 13 Lincoln&#8217;s Inn Fields, London.<\/p>\n<p>In the blog post I described the Ionic Order as feminine with the <em>&#8216;scroll ornaments (volutes) that were similar to curly ringlets&#8217;<\/em> and there in the gift shop was a postcard that illustrates the concept and metaphor perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markstephensarchitects.markstephens.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121014-214124.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markstephensarchitects.markstephens.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121014-214124.jpg\" alt=\"20121014-214124.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image copyright Sir John Soane&#8217;s Museum 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was strange to see this perfect explanation as well as the plaster casts of the Corinthian columns and friezes taken by Sir John Soane on his travels such a short time after returning from seeing the actual article.<\/p>\n<p>The museum is delightful and I highly recommend a visit; it&#8217;s one of the little known gems of London and it&#8217;s free to visit.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markstephensarchitects.markstephens.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20121014-215523.jpg\" alt=\"20121014-215523.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe volunteer warders at the museum were also the most knowledgeable of any I&#8217;ve experienced at any museum.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the museum, Sir John Soane and visiting times etc&#8230;visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soane.org\">www.soane.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s funny how something&#8217;s occur, a bit like in Apollo 13 when Jim Lovell is guided home by the phosphorescence in the sea! 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