An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 970
SELINVXTtM. Under the abacus is the echinus or ovolo, which is beautifully turned, or cut like thebell or profile of a flat cup, under which are usually from 3 to 5 annulets. The contour … Fig. 1035. DOKIC CAPITALS. SELINUNTUM. Fig. 1037. DORIC CAPITALS. or profile of the echinus is a portion of a curve formed by the section of a cone. Wherethe capital is placed on the column is another sinking, and sometimes three ; and the true anddelicate manner in which these lines are cut gives…
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