{Architectural Circles}[14th March 1989]

[Redbook6:112-113)][19890314:2010]{Architectural Circles}[14th March 1989]

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			TRUTH
			|
			C
BEAUTY		R~		S~		GOODNESS
–	G~		+		M~	–
		J~		U~
			A~

*

Vitruvius’ 3 principles of Architecture.**

The first analysis was: (1)

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				|
				C
(‘Delight’)	Venustas	–	G~	+	M~	–	Utilitas	(‘Commodity’)
				A~
				|
				←
				Firmitas
				(‘Firmness’)

– but this is incorrect. *** A better analysis is:

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				(PURPOSE?)
				|
				C
Venustas	–	G~		+		M~	–	Firmitas
(Beauty)								(Engineering)
				A~
				→
				|
				←
				Utilitas
				(Usefulness)

*{But see IV. [[Redbook4:144-145][19871020:2058b]{Angelic Hierarchies [continued (20)]}[20th October 1987]] 145]}

[[Redbook4:299][19880109:0947l]{Beauty?}[9th January 1988]&fn*] ;

[cf [Redbook4:144-145][19871020:2058b]{Angelic Hierarchies [continued (20)]}[20th October 1987]&fn*];

[[Redbook5:323-324][19880818:2207e]{The Qualities of Angels [continued (4)]}[18th August 1988]];

[[Redbook6:99-100][19890219:1218#]{Grace and Beauty}[19th February 1989]];

[[Redbook6:177-178][19890801:1013]{Love and Sex (3)}[1st August 1989],]]

**E[ncIyclopaedia] B[ritannica] 13, 955

***When I drew these diagrams I had not read that the order of the terms changed historically – (2) being earlier than (1) (on the Outer Circle).

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