A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 12
2 Abacus. In all the preceding orders the abacus is worked square, … in the Corinthian order, Corinthian. truncated. The mouldings used on the modern Ionic vary, but an ogee and fillet like the Roman are the most common. In the Co- rinthian and Composite orders, the mouldings consist of an ovolo on the upper edge, with a fillet wrAcavetto beneath. composite. In the…
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