Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Zuilkapiteel basement
English translation:
column capital (head) [and] base
Added to glossary by
Ken Cox
Jan 8, 2005 12:07
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
Zuilkapiteel basement
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Architecture
Greek Corinthian
This is part of a Dutch craft kit I have bought, and seems to refer to part of a corinthian column (in this case from the Lysicrates Monument in Athens).
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column capital (head) [and] base
It would be necessary to know how the terms are used in your context to be sure exactly what is meant here, but the capital of a column is the top part (head) of the column (typically broader than the pillar of the column and often ornate), and the 'basement' is the base of the column.
Refs:
Basement
Basement. Basement Een "basement" is in de klassieke bouwkunst de voet van een ->zuil (bouwkunde)|zuil, ->pilaster of pijler. {{beg}} ->Categorie:Bouwkunst. ...
www.wat-betekent.be/Basement.html
[Translation: In classical architecture, a 'basement' is the base of a column...]
Oxford Dictionary of English, in the definition of 'basement':
ORIGIN
mid 18th cent. : probably from archaic Dutch basement 'foundation', perhaps from Italian basamento 'column base'.
Refs:
Basement
Basement. Basement Een "basement" is in de klassieke bouwkunst de voet van een ->zuil (bouwkunde)|zuil, ->pilaster of pijler. {{beg}} ->Categorie:Bouwkunst. ...
www.wat-betekent.be/Basement.html
[Translation: In classical architecture, a 'basement' is the base of a column...]
Oxford Dictionary of English, in the definition of 'basement':
ORIGIN
mid 18th cent. : probably from archaic Dutch basement 'foundation', perhaps from Italian basamento 'column base'.
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Comment: "Thanx
Graham"
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