Anthemion
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ANTHEMION (from the Gr. avf aov, a flower), the conventional design of flower or leaf forms which was largely employed by the Greeks to decorate (1) the fronts of ante-fixae, ...
Anthemion
an THEE mee on
Plural: anthemia
Alternate name: Honeysuckle ornament ...
In the first place, he is the son of a wealthy and wise father, Anthemion, who acquired his wealth, not by accident or gift, like Ismenias the Theban (who has recently made himself as rich as Polycrates), but by his own skill and industry, ...
Anthemion
honeysuckle or palmette ornament in Classical architecture.
Apse/Apsidal ...
anthemion: a Greek form of ornament based on the honeysuckle flower and leaves.
antis: as in a portico in antis, which is recessed so that the columns are flush with the walls of the building on either side.
anthemion a stylized representation o the honeysuckle flower, most often used in conjunction with palmettes in a frieze.
apse In a church, a semicircular or polygonal projection at the altar (usually east) end, beyond the sanctuary.
anthemion - a Greek architectural ornament in the form of a stylized representation of the flower of the honeysuckle. Used singly on stella or antefixes, or as a running ornament on friezes, etc.
Anthemion
Decorative motif of Greek origin, the radiating pattern resembles the honeysuckle flower or palm leaf.
Antique ...
Anthemion - Ornament reminiscent of a honeysuckle flowers alternating with palms leaves or palmettes, common in ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
anthemion
Greek ornament of alternating palmettes and lotus motifs or two types of palmettes (one open, one closed) usually found on a cornice or neck of Ionic capital; used a lot in the 1700s.
Atop the impressive flight of stairs is a temple-front with four Ionic columns, an entablature announcing the purpose of the building, a pediment with dentiled cornices, a brick tympanum, and an anthemion - a Greek palmette ornament used at the peak ...
Ornaments projecting at regular intervals above a Greek cornice, originally to conceal the ends of roof tiles.Anthemion ...
the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Greek temple; as spaced they take the place of the cymatium and form a cresting along the sides of the temple. The face of the ante-fixae was richly carved with the anthemion ...
 See also: Architecture, Greek, Classical, Capital, Ornament
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