Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work . S a STUDY OF THE ORDERS 147 Order in the richness and ele-gance of its decoration, andpresents a most beautiful sim-ilarity to the Ionic, we noticethat the frieze of the entabla-ture is completely effect the cornice rests di-rectly on the mouldings crown-ing the architrave. The caryatid sometimessupported a complete Ionic orCorinthian capital upon i t shead, in the })lace of themouldings found on the cary-atid in the Erechtheum tri-bune, though there is no extantexample belonging to a goodepoch, of s
Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work . S a STUDY OF THE ORDERS 147 Order in the richness and ele-gance of its decoration, andpresents a most beautiful sim-ilarity to the Ionic, we noticethat the frieze of the entabla-ture is completely effect the cornice rests di-rectly on the mouldings crown-ing the architrave. The caryatid sometimessupported a complete Ionic orCorinthian capital upon i t shead, in the })lace of themouldings found on the cary-atid in the Erechtheum tri-bune, though there is no extantexample belonging to a goodepoch, of such treatment. GREEK DETAILS Erechtheum Doorway. Adoorway and window from theErechtheum at Athens aredrawn out in Figs. 83 and Fig. 84 the complete door-way (Fig. 85) is shown, whilein Fig. 83 the details are drawnout at a larger scale. Thewindow is placed inside thedoor o])ening, with the sectionsof the architrave and sill placedimmediately above it. Theproportions of this doorwayand window are typical of thoseemployed in the best Greekstructures; and it will be ob-ser
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