Hi Karen,
Have you tried researching the history of the baluster form directly?
For example,
http://blog.classicist.org/?p=3238
This blog seems to suggest some interesting leads.
I began to get more productive hits when I searched for the term baluster as opposed to balustrade.
Good luck,
--Linda
Linda Duychak
Kohler Art Library
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
(608) 263-2257
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