A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1875)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 13
A CONCISE ^lossarg of ^rcfjttecturo. ABACUS (Lat. from Gr. abax = a board). This name is applied in architecture to the uppermost member or division of a capital : it is a very essential feature in the Grecian and Roman orders. … In the Roman Doric Grecian Doric. it has the addition of an ogee and fillet round the upper edge. In the Tuscan a plain fillet with a sim- ple cavetto under it, is Roman Doric. usedin stead of the ogee and fillet. In all these orders the abacus is of considerable thick- ness ; and the mould- ing…
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