. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. acircular bell, surrounded by acanthus leaves andhaving at each corner a couple of projectingscrolls not unlike those of the Ionic order butsmall. This Corinthian order received manymodifications in ancient Roman practice, and oneof these was erected by the Renaissance meninto a separate order, the so called the Grecian Doric the Roman Doric tookshape, and this was used by the Renaissance men,while a still simpler order was ma
. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. acircular bell, surrounded by acanthus leaves andhaving at each corner a couple of projectingscrolls not unlike those of the Ionic order butsmall. This Corinthian order received manymodifications in ancient Roman practice, and oneof these was erected by the Renaissance meninto a separate order, the so called the Grecian Doric the Roman Doric tookshape, and this was used by the Renaissance men,while a still simpler order was made from itand called the Tuscan. The capitals of these twoorders are very thin and low in vertical measure-ment, and consist of moldings running roundthe continuation of the shaft, and either plainor slightly carved into the simplest of the eggand dart moldings or the like. In mediaeval architecture, both Romanesqueand Gothic, the capitals are almost infinitelyvaried. The strong tendency of the time towardelaborate carving made this block of stone, from5 to 20 feet above the aisles and in a prominentplace, a most tempting vehicle for sculpture, and.
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