A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 11
te the only part of a capital onwhich mouldings can be found to shewits date; it is therefore deserving ofclose attention. In early buildings of the style spokenof as being perhaps Saxon, that is,previous to the twelfth century, theabacus is, in general, merely a longflat stone without chamfer or… … Abacus. 3
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