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echinus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ovolo, quarter round, thumb |
Examples of echinus
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The echinus itself is decorated with an egg-and-dartmotif.
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The echinus is convex and the abacus is square.
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The Tuscan order is characterized by an unfluted shaft and a capital that only consist of an echinus and an abacus.
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The echinus lies atop the necking.
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The composite order volutes are larger, however, and the composite order also has echinus molding with egg-and-dart ornamentation between the volutes.
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In the Doric order, the capital consists of a circular torus bulge, originally very flat, the so-called echinus, and a square slab, the abacus.
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The echinus of Ionic columns is decorated with an egg-and-dart band followed by a sculpted pillow forming two volutes, supporting a thin abacus.
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The Doric order is recognised by its capital, of which the echinus is like a circular cushion rising from the top of the column to the square abacus on which ress the lintels.
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The echinus appears flat and splayed in early examples, deeper and with greater curve in later, more refined examples, and smaller and straight-sided in Hellenistc examples.
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- Ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
- Echinus is a genus of sea urchins.
- A convex molding just below the abacus of a Doric capital.
- A convex projecting moulding near the top of a capital.
- The rounded quarter moulding.
