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Definition of Corinthian order
1. Noun. The last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corinthian Order
Literary usage of Corinthian order
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1887)
"... though virtually more like the typical examples of the Corinthian order than
many of those 182. Composite Order. J classed under the latter denomination ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"The three distinguishing characteristics .of the Corinthian order, Fig. 75, are
a tall bell-shaped Capital, a series of small brackets, ..."
3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1818)
"... Toml of St. Luke —Description of that Monument—Antient Bulwark— Church of St.
Demetrius—Rare variety of the Corinthian order in Architecture. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry, and Building: A General Reference by American Technical Society (1916)
"Ionic, and Corinthian order- — Caryatid and Penile Order- ... Corinthian order —
Temple of Zeu-. ..."
5. A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture by William Chambers, Joseph Gwilt (1825)
"With these favourable sentiments, it is extraordinary that, in his design of the
Corinthian order, he should so very considerably deviate from this ..."
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