. Architecture for general students. lternate to support the roofin this style, but the former no longer adhere to theclassic forms which still prevail in the South. Anew form of capital known as the CubicCapital is most frequently used. It isquadrangular in the upper part, with adeep projectingcornice, more or less or-namented. Below, the corners of theabacus are cut away in a circular or bowl-like form, so as to adapt it to the rounded Cubic ^ Capital. shaft. The sides of this abacus arevariously ornamented ; sometimes with vegetableforms, sometimes with linear combinations or sym-bols, and
. Architecture for general students. lternate to support the roofin this style, but the former no longer adhere to theclassic forms which still prevail in the South. Anew form of capital known as the CubicCapital is most frequently used. It isquadrangular in the upper part, with adeep projectingcornice, more or less or-namented. Below, the corners of theabacus are cut away in a circular or bowl-like form, so as to adapt it to the rounded Cubic ^ Capital. shaft. The sides of this abacus arevariously ornamented ; sometimes with vegetableforms, sometimes with linear combinations or sym-bols, and sometimes with animal or human base of the column resembles the Attic base,except that the ovolo expands into a leaf-shapedornament over the four corners of the plinth below,while the shaft is simple, and usually of the samediameter throughout. The Church of San Ambrogioat Milan, and that of San Michele at Pavia are goodexamples of this style, although the former has anatrium after the manner of the old basilica, and the. 144 Architecture. circular arches of the interior are concealed bypointed ones built up under them, in order tostrengthen the roof. In the latter, small open gal-leries take the place of the arch frieze \ bands en-riched with sculpture are carried along the fa9ade ;modillions are let into the walls ; and the windowsare divided by columns, — thus presenting one ofthe noblest and most richly varied of Romanesqueexteriors.
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