Manual of ecclesiastical architecture. Comprising a study of its various styles, the chronological arrangements of its elements, and its relation to Christian worship (1897)
Martin, William Wallace, 1851- · Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings; New York, Eaton & Mains · leaf 39
s, which thetaller acanthu.s-leaves touch and adorn. The capital is di-vided by the volutes into four faces, wherein are acanthus- i6 Ecclesiastical Architecture. leaves, a central one being higher than the adjacent ones,and above this tall leaf is a flower. The abacus is asquare with incurving… … CORINTHIAN ENTABLATURE, WITH DETAILS. that its strength of stem may be employed for support.The top has been lopped off, the branches whirled intovolutes, and the circle of fan-like leaves retained fortheir beauty. That the Corinthian capital is a flower-calyx is hardly an acceptable view, since we…
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