. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. I arc composed with ranges of horizontal circles, and look like an .isseniblage of bundlesof rods tied together at intervals. The only difTerence among thosicolumns which are circular and plain is in their having hierogly-pliics, or not. Of the second sort there are many varieties, of whichwe here present three specimens {fy. 57.). They have the appear-ance of being bound together by hooi)s, like barrels. These are usuallyill three rows witli four o
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. I arc composed with ranges of horizontal circles, and look like an .isseniblage of bundlesof rods tied together at intervals. The only difTerence among thosicolumns which are circular and plain is in their having hierogly-pliics, or not. Of the second sort there are many varieties, of whichwe here present three specimens {fy. 57.). They have the appear-ance of being bound together by hooi)s, like barrels. These are usuallyill three rows witli four or five divisions in each ; but these arrange-ments seem to have been subject to no certain laws. The species olcclumns in question is certainly curious, and appears based upon theimitation of stems of trees bound together, so as out of a number toform one strong post. It seems scarcely possible that tliey couldliave had their origin in mere whim or caprice. Many polygonalcolumns are to be found in Egypt. Some S(|uare specimens are to*?••• tjiuw^s. be seen in the grottos at Thebes cut out of the rock itself. Simi- lar examples occur
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