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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The head or crowning feature of a column, engaged column, pier or pilaster; the Ionic order is characterized by a capital with large scroll-shaped volutes.  2, record 1, English, - Ionic%20capital

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF

A capital used originally by the Greeks in a system of supports called the Ionic order.  3, record 1, English, - Ionic%20capital

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The Ionic order is based on a set of proportions and includes a particular kind of column base and lintel as well as capital. The order was also used by the Romans. In the medieval period, the capital was often used without a strict adherence to the rest of the system. An Ionic capital has a volute, or a spiral scroll-like carving, on each side as its major decoration, Ionic capitals are relatively rare in medieval buildings.  3, record 1, English, - Ionic%20capital

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Partie supérieure qui couronne le fût d'une colonne, d'une colonne fixée, d'un pilier ou d'un pilastre; l'ordre ionique est caractérisé par un chapiteau orné d'importantes volutes.  2, record 1, French, - chapiteau%20ionique

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish