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 THESEUM, ERECHTHEUM, AND OTHER WORKS. 1 87 Fig. 188. — Priene, the Capitals, from " Ionian Antiquities." whose height is perfectly sure, has a height of about 9I, and Priene had probably a height of about 8|, there is very slender basis for the theory of proportional measurement. The composition and height of the entablature has already been spoken of on page 23. The Ger- man restoration showing how the stones fitted into one another leaves no room for doubt of its correctness, and that the order had no frieze. If it had not been for the compelling force of a preconceived idea, the first English account would have set forth the true form. I find amongst the original notes the members of the entablature associated as in "Fig. 186, where it is plain that the cornice notched down over the outer stone of the architrave. By correcting the height of both the columns and of the entablature we make a reduction of 8 or 9 feet on the whole order. It is on such a basis that elaborate calculations of pro- portions rest ! Mr Dinsmoor, wishing to compare Priene with other works, says the frieze at Priene "is actually omitted, but to bring it into relation with contemporary examples, I have restored a frieze." He then gives friezes to Ephesus, and the Mausoleum as well. Since I first discussed this point the results of Fig. 189. — Priene, Palmette from Capital restored.