Looking at the cross-sections of columns in this plate by T. Sheraton and J. Pass, one can see the intricate layers that compose the lower, often over-looked, base structure of the classical column.
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Title: Method of Glewing up Columns
Creator: John Wilkes, of Milland House
Date: 1810/1829
Location: London, England
Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)