Sentence:  The style at large, called the <WSD>Cinquecentist</WSD> (that is, of the fifth—for fifteenth—century), or the Italian (because of its birthplace), or the modern or revived Classic (being the academical antique), is primarily based upon the columnar system of the Greeks, received by them historically from the East, and transmitted historically Westward (on the tide of empire) to Rome. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The style of art or architecture of that period.