A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 207
ain buildings asquare or rectangular pillar, or pier, isoccasionally found; a polygonal, usu-ally octagonal, pillar is also used, espe-cially towards the end of the style, andis generally of lighter proportions thanmost of the other kinds. But, besidesthese, clustered or compound pillars… … Pillar. 199 a small circular shaft in each of the recesses, and a largerone, semicircular, on two (or on each) of the faces: most
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