annulated

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

Fitted or furnished with a ring or rings; thus an Annulated Column is one fitted with rings or the appearance of rings around its shaft. In medieval work such columns are not unusual. Sometimes the shaft is composed of two cylindrical pieces, and between them is set a comparatively thin and flat stone of which the edge projects and is worked into moldings, or sculptured. Sometimes the shaft is held in its place by a thin ring of metal, and this, or the stone plate above described, may be firmly built into a wall or pier. (Sturgis, 1900)