Archivolt
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ARCHIVOLT (from Lat. arcus, an arch, and volta, a vault), an architectural term applied to the mouldings of an architrave, when carried round an arched opening.
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One of several parallel curved, and often decorated, mouldings on the inside of an arched opening ...
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Archivolt: the molding fram an arch. In Romanesque and Gothic architecture, each one of a series of arches framing the tympanum of a portal.
Lintel: a horizontal beam spanning an openings, as over a window or door, or between two posts.
Archivolt - One of a series of concentric moldings on a Gothic arch.
Bay - A spatial division down the length of the building which divides it into sections from the floor to the roof. The pier marks the division between each bay.
archivolt - ornamental moldings on the face of an arch
artistic concrete - concrete blocks molded to imitate stone, inexpensive substitute using concrete since 1870 ...
Archivolt
One of a series of concentric moldings on a Romanesque or a Golthic arch.
Archivolt: A series of decorated, recessed arches spanning an opening such as a portal (fig.3, B).
Baldachin: ornamental canopy covering statues (fig.3, F).
Balustrade: A railing with symmetrical supports.
archivolt One of several parallel curved, and often decorated, mouldings on the inside of an arched opening; a curved architrave.
ashlar Stone that has been cut square and dressed.
archivolt - the group of moldings following the shape of an arched opening; a modified architrave, in curvilinear form rather than rectilinear.
Archivolt - A group of mouldings (or other elements) surrounding an arched opening, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a rectangular opening.
Archivolt
the ornamental band or molding surrounding the tympanum of a Romanesque or Gothic church.
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Archivolts
A band or moulding that surrounds an arched opening. Also see: jamb, tympanum.
Articulated / Articulation
An object, especially a building, that is visually defined, normally by using distinct architectural features.
archivolt: Decorative bands or mouldings surrrounding an arched opening.
See also: arch, jamb, tympanum, voussoir ...
Archivolt : An ornamental molding seen often in arch shaped portals following the lines of the face with sculpted figures.
Armatures : Iron framework used within mason-less Rose Windows to support the glass weight.
Archivolts - bands or moldings around an arches opening.
Ashlar - a type of hewn stone, generally rectangular and large in size.
archivolt An arch set immediately inside a larger arch. barrel vault A rounded ceiling shaped like half a barrel, which runs the length of the nave and has no rib vaults. Most commonly seen in early medieval churches.
The elaborate articulation of piers and archivolts, until both became compositions of fine lines of light and shade, was carried further in England than elsewhere, and the introduction of tiercerons, or accessory vault ribs, ...
The ornament along the archivolts of the windows on the old cathedral are rounded billets in varying sizes. The cornice along the bottom of the window is also five rows of alternating billet pattern.
ArchivoltUnder-surface of an arch, or a moulded band following its contour.ArcuatedDependent structurally on the arch principle. Compare trabeated.ArkChest or cupboard housing the tables of Jewish law in a synagogue.Arris ...
 See also: Gothic, Roman, Arches, Architecture, Lintel
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