12390 Leonhard Christoph Sturm (1669–1719) – Architectural Study of the Corinthian Order Entablature and Capital – Engraving (c. 1714–1721)

The right side of the plate contains a dense column of proportional measurements, while the bottom left provides a geometric plan of the capital’s abacus, illustrating how the concave sides are drafted. This plate is designated as Tab. XXXVII (with a correction from 31) and belongs to Sturm’s authoritative "Prodromus Architecturae Goldmannianae," published in Augsburg by Jeremias Wolff.

Leonhard Christoph Sturm was a preeminent German theorist who systematized the architectural principles of Nicolaus Goldmann. His works served as the definitive textbooks for the "Civil Architecture" of the Enlightenment, ensuring that the classical orders were applied with mathematical consistency across Northern European construction.

Artist or Maker: Leonhard Christoph Sturm.

Dimensions: Approximately 34 cm x 20 cm.

Medium: Engraving.

Date: (18th Century).

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