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Corinthian Order

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the latest developed and the most ornamental of the three orders of Greek architecture. The column (q.v.) is about ten diameters in height, and is fluted. The capital is over a diameter of the column in height, has two rows of richly-carved leaves of acanthus, olive, or other plant, from above which roll out volutes, surmounted by leaves, and crowned by a moulding, called the abacus. The base is richly moulded. The Corinthian order was largely introduced in the Renaissance architecture, both in ecclesiastical and civil buildings. (See ARCHITECTURE).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Corinthian Order'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/corinthian-order.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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