Research Results For 'Entasis'

DIMINISHING RULE

In architecture a diminishing rule is a board cut with a concave edge, for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
Research Diminishing Rule

ENTASIS

In architecture, an entasis is a slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column. Entasis is deliberately introduced into columns to correct the optical illusion whereby the columns appear to be concave. Entasis is to be found in almost all the Grecian examples.
Research Entasis

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