A plate showing all the mouldings and portions of the entablature of the Old Sacristy in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence.
The Old Sacristy was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi around 1420 and the decoration in the frieze was added by his 'friend' Donatello ten years later.
The ten mouldings with their English and French names. This is the 'alphabet' of classical architecture.
A plate comparing all the different kinds of Corinthian Orders inside the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence.
The real dimensions are shown, compared to a human figure in the lower left part. The scale on the left is Florentine Braccias (0.5836 m) while on the right there is the metrical scale.
A chronological map of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, showing the various phases of its construction in different colors.
The name of the commissioner is written in italic below the date and the name of the architect.
