nds to the Greek abacus. This quadrangular memberwas advantageous in two ways; it prevented any incoherencebetween the diameter of the shaft and the depth of the architrave,and it supplied an unchanging element to the composition.^ Thepersistence of this square abacus helps to call our attention to…
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