. A short history of art . uibiuuiuoL njounjuuiuuiUOumimuM mm^ ATTIC-IONIC STYLEProm the Erechtheum at Athens to meet diagonally atboth sides. (See cor-ner column of Erech-theum,) A moulded band sep-arated the whorledabacus from the archi-trave, which was di-vided into several lay-ers, or fasciae, project-ing slightly one abovethe other. The frieze is not di-vided into blocks as inthe Doric order, butconsists of a continuousline of ornament. Thecornice is constructedof a series of bands andmouldings, each oneprojecting above theother, and is termi-nated by the richlycarved cym
. A short history of art . uibiuuiuoL njounjuuiuuiUOumimuM mm^ ATTIC-IONIC STYLEProm the Erechtheum at Athens to meet diagonally atboth sides. (See cor-ner column of Erech-theum,) A moulded band sep-arated the whorledabacus from the archi-trave, which was di-vided into several lay-ers, or fasciae, project-ing slightly one abovethe other. The frieze is not di-vided into blocks as inthe Doric order, butconsists of a continuousline of ornament. Thecornice is constructedof a series of bands andmouldings, each oneprojecting above theother, and is termi-nated by the richlycarved cyma recta. Thesquare tooth-like on the cornice arethe so-called dentils. Corinthian The Corinthian dif-fers from the Ionic andDoric chiefly in theform of the capital. Its proportions, however, are more slender than the Ionic,as the height of the column is sometimes ten times its diam- 66 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART eter. The base mentioned in connection with the Ionicorder as the Attic base is usually employed. Much more space is devoted to the capital in the Corinthian
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