Attic base
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ATTIC BASE, the term given in architecture to the base of the Roman Ionic order, consisting of an upper and lower torus, separated by a scotia and fillets.
Attic Base
Architectural Attic Base History
In contrast with the Tuscan base, the Attic base is more commonly used with decorative columns, such as the Ionic or Corinthian orders.
Attic base
- the base of an Ionic column, which consists of two convex mouldings, the top one being smaller, separated by a concave moulding. See Classical Architecture ...
Attic Base
A common base used for columns in classical architecture, the Attic base is made up of an upper and lower torus, separated by a scotia with fillets.
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Moulded foot of a column or pilaster. An Attic base is the form used on an Ionic column, with two large convex rings joined by a spreading convex moulding.Base cruck ...
 See also: Ionic, Attic, Architecture, Roman, Moulding
  
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