Attic base is the term given in architecture to the base of Roman Ionic order columns, consisting of an upper and lower torus, separated by a scotia (hollow concave molding) and fillets.[1]
It was the favorite of the Romans, and was also employed by them for columns of the Corinthian and Composite orders.[1] The style can be seen in Byzantine architecture as well; in the Romanesque period a great number of antique Roman columns were salvaged and reused in the interiors and on the porticos of churches, often incorporating the Attic base.[citation needed]
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edit- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Attic Base". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 884.
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