Logeion | modulus

mŏdŭlus, i, m. dim. [modus], a small measure, a measure (not in Cic. or Caes.).

I Lit.: relinquitur de numero, quem faciunt alii majorem, alii minorem, nulli enim hujus moduli naturales, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 20: ab imo Ad summum moduli bipedalis, two feet high, Hor. S. 2, 3, 309.—Prov.: metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede, i. e. to be content with his own condition, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98.—
- - 2 In archit., a module: si Dorici generis erunt columnae, dimetiantur earum altitudines cum capitulis in partes quindecim, et ex eis partibus una constituatur, et fiat modulus, Vitr. 5, 9, 3; 3, 3, 7; 4, 3, 3 sq.—
  - 3 In aqueducts, a watermeter: est autem calix modulus aeneus, qui rivo, vel castello induitur: huic fistulae applicantur, Front. Aquaed. 36.—
  - 4 Rhythmical measure, rhythm, music, time, metre, mode, melody: moduli Lydii, Dorii, Phrygii, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204: verborum, Gell. 5, 1, 1: tibiarum modulis in proeliis uti, id. 1, 11, 1.—
II Trop.: cur non ponderibus modulisque suis ratio utitur? Hor. S. 1, 3, 78: ganeones, quibus modulus est vitae culina, measure, Varr. ap. Non. 119, 11.

modulus, ī, m. (Demin. v. modus), I) das Maß, wonach man etw. mißt, Suet.: homo moduli bipedalis, ein Männchen von nur zwei Fuß, ein Duodezmännchen, Hor. – Sprichw., metiri se suo modulo ac pede, sich nach seinem (nicht anderer) Maße messen, d.i. mit seinem Stande zufrieden sein, Hor. ep. 1, 7, 98. – bildl., ganeones, quibus modulus est vitae culina, Varro sat. Men. 315. – übtr., pro modulo capacitatis humanae, Augustin. de civ. dei 20, 21, 1. p. 457, 30 D².: ego pro meo modulo (nach meinen Kräften) vestigia sequens apostolorum, ibid. 18, 44. p. 324, 34 D². – II) insbes.: 1) als t. t. der Architektur = die Einheit, nach der die Höhe u. Stärke der Säulen angegeben u. die verhältnismäßige Größe jedes zur Verzierung dienenden Teiles bestimmt wird, der Maßstab, das Grundmaß, griech. ἐμβάτης, Vitr. 3, 3, 7; 4, 3, 3 sq.; 5, 9, 3. – 2) als t. t. der Wasserbaukunst = das Gemäße der Röhre, m. erogatorius et acceptorius, Frontin. aqu.: m. aeneus, Frontin. aqu. – 3) als t. t. der Musik = der Rhythmus, Takt, die Tonart, Weise, Melodie, m. verborum, Gell.: moduli Lydii, Plin.: dulces lyrae moduli, Amm. 15, 9, 8: dulcissimis modulis animos audientium remulcebant, Apul. met. 5, 15: flebilibus modulis, Auson. parent. 27, 2. p. 53 Schenkl.

modulus [CL] 1 measure, size, capacity (also fig.); b (w. ref. to one’s physical or intellectual powers). explanare valet virtutes illius amplas / quae modulum et numerum excedunt, pro mole gestorum Aldh. VirgV 857; c1173 ministrantibus possent sufficere et humanitatem debitam hospitibus pro loci ~o ‥ exhibere J. Sal. Ep. 322 (310 p. 758); concupiscimus ‥ desiderare hanc que de te triumphavit dilectionem Christi et hic est interim ~us decoris nostri J. Ford Serm. 2. 3; ~o suo minor hec vesica tumescens per acum modicam satis et exilem explosa crepabit Gir. SD 30. b si quid nimirum, ut vereor, supra ~um meum facio Theod. Pen. pref.; de initio regni Saul auxiliante Domino sumus pro ~o nostro dicturi Bede Kings 545D p. 68; a787 juxta modolum nostri ingenii sermones vestros ‥ intimare curavimus (Wicbert) Ep. Bonif. 138; prior natu Simon ‥ secundum ~um suum castellum construere consueverat J. Furness Walth. 11; instantia mea cotidiana ‥ est Scripturas legere pro ~o meo (Lit.) M. Rievaulx 58. 2 measured amount. dispensavit eis ‥ non tritici mensuram sed ~um lactis J. Ford Serm. 17. 7. 3 musical measure, melody, tune, song. excubiis vigiles premeret dum Farne tenebras / quaque preces resonant modulis, fremit insula psalmis Bede CuthbV 777; ~um, tropum GlC M 274; inter crispatos ~os ‥ consona redditur et completa melodia Gir. TH III 11 p. 153; cithare cordis ad ~os rudes eliciendum digitos apponere ‥ consuevistis Id. SD 132; tu modulis cithare variis si forte ministres / concordes moveas digitis ex ordine cordas D. Bec. 1777; 1509 hodie plena ~is et jubilo ‥ Mertonensis ‥ famiia Reg. Merton I 380. 4 form, shape, pattern. volumen insigne in ~um unius libri compactum V. Har. prol. f. 1. 5 measuring unit or instrument. mensura ~us est quidam circulus ferreus rotundus vel quadratus habens duos pedes in latitudine et longitudine sex pedes in circuitu. lingna vero que dicto circulo mensurantur grossa sunt Ac. Beaulieu 199. 6 pipe, conduit. ~i dicuntur qui quasi rivuli sub terra fiunt, per quos ~os aqua sub terra ducitur, per rivulos autem aqua super terram ducitur Vac. Lib. paup. 259. 7 piping on a garment. 1256 ne presbyteri ‥ ~is, fibulis, aut uncis aureis ‥ utantur Conc. I 716b.. 8 nave of a wheel, hub. 1291 carett’ . in ij ~is de ulmo emptis, v d. (Suff.) MinAc 997/8. 9 kind, class (of person or sim.). quibus praecipitanter involvi solent pingues tauri ~i tui retibus Gildas EB 34; quid ‥ sanctus Osee ‥ sacerdotibus vestri ~i dixerit ‥ attendite Ib. 84. 10 manner, form (of action). nunquam enim erit populi ~o [AS: folces wise; v. l. modo] bene consultum, nec digne Deo conservabitur, ubi injustum lucrum et magis falsum diligitur (Quad.) GAS 478; unicum ‥ nocendi ~um habent Gerv. Tilb. III 61 p. 980. 11 (as adj.): a that sings sweetly or produces melodious sounds. b melodious, tuneful. a tum volucres modulae inmiscunt se nubibus altis Æthelwulf Abb. 265; laudibus et modulo resonent pia cantica plectro Wulf. Brev. 554. b ministri, / qui modulis culmen caeli concentibus ornant Æthelwulf Abb. 440.

mŏdŭlus, (14) ī, m. , dim. de modus, ¶ 1 mesure : Varro R. 2, 2, 20 ; [prov.] metiri se suo modulo ac pede Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98, se mesurer à son aune et se chausser à son pied ¶ 2 module [t. dʼarchit.] : Vitr. Arch. 5, 9, 3 ¶ 3 tuyau dʼaqueduc : Frontin. Aqu. 36 ¶ 4 mouvement réglé ; mesure [en t. de musique], mode, mélodie : Plin. 7, 204 ; Gell. 1, 11, 1 || [fig.] Hor. S. 1, 3, 78.

modulus, ī m (demin. v. modus)

1. maat als eenheid v. afstand of tijd; (metaf.) maatstaf; ➤ pro -o naar vermogen;
2. interval; plur. toonladder;
3. ritme, melodie, intonatie.

modulus , i. m. (modus.)
小度。玩聲。水閘。圖規。

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, Moles, species aggeris, Gallice Môle, jettée. Bartholomæi Scribæ Annal. Genuens. ad ann. 1227. apud Murator. tom. 6. col. 448 : Dominus vero Lazarius ex decreto consilii fossata ipsius civitatis explanari fecit... et Modulum destrui, ut occursionem portus non possent ulterius subire. Jacobi Auriæ Annal. Genuens. ad ann. 1284. ibid. col. 586 : Quod prope portum Januæ venirent in tantum, quod supra Modulum projicerent lapides taliter faxiatos. Vide Moles.

, Cantus rythmicus. Vide Modus.

, Modus agri. Vita MS. S. Winwaloei : Fundum quendam reperiens non parvum, sed quasi unius plebis Modulum silvis dumisque undique circumseptum.

, Mensura struis ligni, Gallis, Moule de bois. Charta Philippi Pulcri Regis ann. 1309. in 9. Regesto ejusdem Regis Ch. 79. ex Tabul. Reg. : Centum quadraginta quadrigatas bosci ad ardendum, qualibet quadrigata 4. Modulos tantum continente, etc. Eadem habentur in Charta alia Caroli IV. Reg. ann. 1322. tom. 7. Spicil. Acher. pag. 241.

modulus ī, m dim.

modus, a small measure: (homo) moduli bipedalis, two feet high, H.—Prov.: Metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede, i. e. content himself with his own limits, H.

MODULUS

MO´DULUS(ἐμβάτης), the standard measure used in determining the parts of an architectural order. It was originally the lower diameter of the column; but Vitruvius takes in the Doric order the lower semi-diameter for the module, retaining the whole diameter in the other orders. Modern architects use the semi-diameter in all the orders. The system of dividing the module into minutes was not used by the ancient architects, who merely used such fractional parts of it as were convenient. The absolute length of the module depends of course on the dimensions of the edifice: thus Vitruvius directs that, in a Doric tetrastyle portico, 1/28, and in a hexastyle 1/44 of the whole width should be taken as the module, if diastyle, or 1/23 and 1/35 respectively, if systyle (Vitr. 1.2; 4.3-Z2; 5.9-Z2). Instead of the accepted view, that the bottom diameter of the column was taken as the modulus, M. Aurés, in his Nouvelle Théorie du Module(Nîmes, 1862), has tried to prove from Vitruvius and extant examples, that both for the column and for the intercolumnia the measurement was taken at the middle height. This seems improbable, as such a measurement could not be obtained till the building was complete; and the passages quoted hardly bear such an interpretation. (See Reber, Philologus, xxvii. pp. 185-191.)

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