Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 34
nus of the capital—flattened in the oldtemples and compressed under the weight of the entablature—isstraightened and supports with more firmness the abacus. Themouldings become less brutal; the column at the angle receives adiameter a little larger than belongs to the other columns; the… … Fig. 37. Plan of Six-Columned Greek Doric Porch. The Greek Doric Capital. The echinus moulding is consideredas the most distinctive of all the sections invented by the Greeks;and, as used in the Doric capital, it received a character that doesnot pertain to it when used in any other position. In…
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