abacus

Examples of abacus in the following topics:

• Romanesque Sculpture: Majestat Batlló

  • The tunic also has an analogy with an Islamic motif abacus of the cloister of the abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac, which seems to prove the spread during the Romanesque period.

• Architecture in the Hellenistic Period

  • The capital consists of a double layer of acanthus leaves and stylized plant tendrils that curl up towards the abacus in the shape of a scroll or volute.

• Innovation and Limitation

  • These indigenous civilizations are credited with many inventions in: building pyramid-temples [], mathematics, astronomy, medicine, writing, highly accurate calendars, fine arts, intensive agriculture, engineering, an abacus calculator, and complex theology.

• Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

  • The capitals of Doric columns had a simple, unadorned square abacus and a flared echinus that was often short and squashed.