A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 42
the pillaris circular, the upper member onlyof the base conforms to it, the othermouldings, as well as the plinth, becoming octagonal:the plinths are often double and of considerable height,the projecting angle of the lower one being worked eitherwith a splay, a hollow, or small moulding. A… … Dorchester, Oxon. 34 3Sase—Basement. and very frequently double, the projection of the lowerone being moulded with a reversed ogee or a hollow :when the shaft is circular, the whole of the mouldings ofthe base sometimes follow the sameform, but sometimes the upper memberonly conforms to it, the…
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