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Optical refinements
Also called refinements, scamilli impares
Deliberate departures from straight lines and exact regularity in Greek temples (the curvature of stylobate and entablature, the inward lean of columns, entasis and the thickening of corner columns), measured at the Parthenon by Penrose.
See also: Entasis
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Ancient Greek architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Ogee · Ondol · Onion dome · Open plan · Opus caementicium · Opus incertum · Opus mixtum · Opus quadratum