▁of ▁Architecture ▁according ▁to ▁Gia como ▁Bar oz z io ▁of ▁V ign ola , ▁to ▁Which ▁are ▁Added ▁the ▁Greek ▁Or ders ; ▁and ▁The ▁five ▁orders ▁of ▁architecture , ▁the ▁casting ▁of ▁sh adows ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁principles ▁of ▁construction ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁V ign ola . ▁ ▁Cont ents ▁The ▁book ▁tack les ▁the ▁five ▁orders , ▁T us can , ▁Dor ic , ▁I onic , ▁Cor inth ian , ▁and ▁composite ▁in ▁separate ▁sections , ▁each ▁sub div ided ▁in ▁five ▁parts ▁on ▁the ▁colon na de , ▁ar cade , ▁ar cade ▁with ▁ped est al , ▁individual ▁ped est als , ▁and ▁ent abl atures ▁and ▁capit als . ▁Following ▁those ▁ 2 5 ▁sections ▁were ▁some ▁less ▁related ▁parts ▁on ▁corn ices ▁and ▁other ▁elements . ▁Writ ten ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 5 5 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁considered ▁the ▁most ▁practical ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁orders . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁introduction , ▁the ▁book ▁existed ▁sole ly ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁annot ated ▁pl ates , ▁with ▁views ▁from ▁the ▁P ant he on ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁Cor inth ian ▁order ▁and ▁the ▁Theatre ▁of ▁Mar cell us ▁for ▁the ▁Dor ic ▁order . ▁Later ▁ed itions ▁had ▁more ▁illustr ations . ▁ ▁Author ▁V ign ola ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁architect , ▁assist ing ▁Michel ang elo ▁during ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁St . ▁Peter