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Flutes or Flutings
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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curved channels cut perpendicularly in the shafts of columns of classical architecture. In the Doric order the column has twenty flutes, separated by a sharp edge. In the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite there are twenty- four, separated by a small fillet. Spiral flutes occur in some classical, and in early Romanesque architecture. Flutes also occur, but rarely in pillars and pilasters of Gothic buildings.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Flutes or Flutings'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/flutes-or-flutings.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Flutes or Flutings'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/flutes-or-flutings.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.