Glossary · C
Callimachus
The Greek sculptor who, according to Vitruvius, invented the Corinthian capital after seeing acanthus growing round a basket on a girl’s tomb.
See also: Corinthian
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Corinthian Order.
Nearby in the glossary
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