Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 111
distributed over a larger area of support. A base of the height of one module, or one half-diameter, is there-fore always used with this column. There are two sorts of bases,easily distinguished by the form of their mouldings: The Ionic base is composed of a plinth supporting two astragals,dnd two… … Ui 11 I I 11 IIIUDDDi ^ Fig. 56. Ionic Fluting.(Part plan and elevation.) 85 118 STUDY OF THE ORDERS moulding, a scotia with two fillets, and a large torus, the latter restingdirectly on the platform or steps around the temple, without theintervening square plinth (A, Fig, 57). The base which…
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