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Systyle

An intercolumniation of two diameters.

See also: Intercolumniation

Rules that use the word

The five intercolumniations. Columns may be spaced 1½ diameters apart (pycnostyle), 2 (systyle), 2¼ (eustyle), 3 (diastyle) or more (araeostyle). The eustyle, with a wider central bay of 3 diameters, is the best for use and beauty.

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters Columns in Company.

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