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Canalis

Canalis

On the volutes of an Ionic capital, the shallow concave grooves (canals) which curl around forming spirals.

Description: The concave channels are usually edged by a plain, flat mouldings (fillets). In the early period the space enclosed by the spiral-formed fillet was convex; only later did it become concave.

  • Capital
  • Fillet
  • Volute

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