Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 199
to the per-sistent strain of Hellenic blood in the population of allSouthern Italy. 171 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT Architectural Detail. The Orders were handled with great freedom, whetherexecuted in cut-stone, or, as more frequently, in ruhbleor brick finished in stucco. The Doric order was oftenof the… … 1 HtftTf ^^ « % ^ mm i|3 ^^S^ f W^S TX Fio. 197. PoMPEiiAX Moldings. capital was considerably varied, both in the number andcharacter of its leaves. Tlie Roman type of acanthusis not found, a more bluntly crinkled leaf being pre-ferred. The Doric columns had no bases, those of theother orders often…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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