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Boiserie

Architecture Board and battenBolection

boiserie: French word for panelling, especially carved, of the 17th and 18th centuries.
boss: carved feature marking the meeting of ribs in a vault.
brise-soleil: a sun-break, often of concrete, applied to over-fenestrated facades.

 


Board-markedOf concrete, with the impression of boards left by the temporary timber framing (formwork) used for casting.Boiseries(French): Panelling or other fitted interior woodwork with elaborate decoration of foliage, etc.

See also: Cornice, Facing, Brick, Concrete, Crown

Architecture Board and battenBolection

 
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