Volume 1

A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture / [Anon].

  • John Henry Parker
Date:
1840
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 Tey S * tS o |] Whacus, die Parte einer Siule,], a tile; the uppermost [i division of a capital: it is an essential part of the ihe { *! column in the Grecian and Roman orders. IR The Grecian Doric has simply the form of a square tile without either chamfer or moulding. The Roman Doric instead of being plain is finished on the upper part with a fillet, under which is an ogee?. a The fillet and ogee on the upper edge of the Roman Doric, and the correspond- ing fillet and hollow on the Tuscan, are the cimatium of the abacus. B
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