The Casement (fig 195)
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MOLDINGS, WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS IN EMBELLISHING WORK
In this we have a form of molding used almost exclusively at the base of structures, such as columns, porticoes and like work.
![Fig. 195. Casement.](/images/fig195.jpg)
Fig. 195. Casement.
Now, before proceeding to use these moldings, let us examine a Roman-Doric column, one of the most famous types of architecture produced. We shall see how the ancients combined moldings to produce grace, lights and shadows and artistic effects.