\paperw5400 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 THE ½IONIC╗ ORDER\par
Of Oriental origin, it spread widely through Asia Minor and Attica. It is characterized by its
typical capital with volutes, a base for the column with elegant concave and convex \b \cf1 \ATXht13 moldings\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , and an \b \cf1 \ATXht5 entablature\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 that has a cornice with dentils and a continuous figured frieze of Attic o
rigin. The slender columns of the Ionic order had more closely packed fluting than those of the Doric order.\par