Glossary · A
Attic base
The most common base of the richer orders: a square plinth, a large lower torus, a scotia between two fillets, and a smaller upper torus. Vitruvius names it after Athens.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Anatomy of an Order, The Ionic Order.
Nearby in the glossary
Ashlar · Astragal · Atrium · Attic · Attractor · Avlu · Axis · Baluster