Composite order: One of the five classical orders. A Roman elaboration of the Corinthian order.
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Composite Order
One of the five Classical orders; favored in late Roman architecture. On the capital, large conjoined Ionic volutes are combined with the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order. Image courtesy of Gail Gould ...
Composite order: Roman column with acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order surmounted by diagonal volutes of the Ionic order.
compound: complex in section, not simply rectangular or circular.
Composite order. An order of Roman architecture characterized by a capital - much used in triumphal arches - consisting of acanthus leaves and large volutes. It is a combination of elements of both the Ionic and the Corinthian orders.
composite order
A Roman order; its capital combines the Corinthian acanthus leaf decoration with volutes from the Ionic Order.
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Composite Order
One of the five orders of classical architecture developed by the Romans. As the name implies, the Composite order combines elements from the Corinthian and Ionic orders.
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Composite order - a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
Tuscan order - a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft ...
The Composite order is a mixed order, combining the volutes of the Ionic with the leaves of the Corinthian order. Until the Renaissance it was not ranked as a separate order. Instead it was considered as a late Roman form of the Corinthian order.
COMPOSITE ORDER: a form of the classical column characterized by a fluted shaft, and a bell-shaped capital which combines Ionic volutes with Corinthian foliage. CONSOLE: an ornamental bracket of curved outline and often scrolled.
The doorway sports ornate, Composite order, engaged columns and carved voussoirs over the flat arch. Above this is an entablature with the name of the building, and above this is a cartouche.
The Romans added two more, the Tuscan (Etruscans) and the Composite orders. Each order has its own peculiar decoration and proportional relationship between its various parts.
Acanthus - A Mediterranean plant whose leaves are stylised into decoration for the capitals of Corinthian and Composite order columns as well as friezes and wall panels. See also Greek, Roman and Agraffe.
a plant represented in stylised form in Classical and Renaissance ornament, in particular in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite Orders.
Anthemion
honeysuckle or palmette ornament in Classical architecture.
In Classical architecture, a Composite column is a column style that combines the two earlier styles. Learn about the Composite Order and the Composite column style
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ACANTHUS An ornament based on the broad-leafed acanthus plant found in the Mediterranean; part of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
There are also two other types of classical orders, the Tuscan and the Composite. The Tuscan order is very plain, with a plain shaft, a simple capital and base, and a plain frieze. The Composite order is a combination of the Ionic and ...
It was the favourite base of the Romans, and was employed by them for columns of the Corinthian and Composite orders, and in Byzantine and Romanesque work would seem to have been generally adopted as a model.
Acanthus -A thistle-like plant (common to the warm Mediterranean region) whose narrow and pointed-lobed leaves, when stylized, form the characteristic decoration of the Corinthian and Composite Orders of columns.
 See also: Composite, Classical, Architecture, Corinthian, Ionic
  
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