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A history of ornament (1916)

Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 177

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etimes smooth. When monolithic shafts ofl)olished granite or marble were used, as was general inthe later Imperial age, the decorative splendor of thecolored material took the place of enrichment by fluting,as a characteristic Roman practice. The use of pedestals, by means of which an order… … z - o =5 5 ?: .-5 0

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