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ArtLex on Volutes (335 words) |
 | Spirals - volutes and helixes -- are among the ten classes of patterns. |
| portrait is famously engraved with one continuous line which spirals (volutes?!) outward from the end of the nose. |
| This volute is a photograph of a helical structure taken with a worm's-eye view. |
| Newels and Volutes (130 words) |
| The volute and newel post follow the graceful lines of the staircase. |
| If it is only the volute you need, order one to match the original rail or a newly designed one. |
| To anchor that volute, and the whole rail, you want a solid newel post designed to be an integral part of the balustrade. |
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