CHAPTER XV — Critical Commentary & Notes

On the Zophorus (Frieze) Above the Epistyle.

Historical & Mathematical Commentary

• Vitruvius III.5.10 on the Zophorus: Vitruvius specifies that if the zophorus (frieze) is left plain, it should be \(\frac{1}{4}\) less than the epistyle (\(3:4\)), whereas if it is carved with reliefs (si scalpantur), it should be \(\frac{1}{4}\) taller than the epistyle (\(5:4\)), so that the sculptures have noble stature and visibility from the ground.

Philological and Folio Apparatus

• 1509 Paganini Witness Folios: 0079 (f. 32r–f. 32r)

• Winterberg 1889 Italian Source: winterberg/02_architectura_italian/015_cap_XV.txt

• Winterberg 1889 German Source: winterberg/04_architectura_german/015_cap_XV.txt

• Marginal Woodcut Diagrams: 0 figure(s) extracted from the 1509 Venice witness.