Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 169
TORY OF ORNAMENT molded abacus with concave sides. The upper part isconcealed by sixteen spiral volutes which spring inbranching pairs from eight caulicoli or leaf-nests, setbetween the eight leaves of the upper row. Thesevolutes meet in eight pairs under the four corners of theabacus and under… … Fig. 17;J. Modilliox. corner volutes. The Composite capital, having volutesonly at the angles, and larger than in the Corintliian,may be considered an inferior variant of the Corinthian,though sometimes very splendidly carved (Plate VIII,2, 7; Figure 170), It somewhat resembles a four-facedIonic…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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