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Ordinance (Architecture)

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Or ORDONNANCE, in architecture, a composition of some particular order or style. It need not be restricted to columnar composition, but applies to any kind of design which is subjected to conventional rules for its arrangement.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ordinance (Architecture)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​o/ordinance-architecture.html. 1910.