Egg-and-dart
A decorative molding carved with a series of rounded ovals and arrowheads
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Also called egg-and-anchor or egg-and-tongue, this is a finish decoration for cornices, ovolos, fireplace mantels, and other Classical elements. The first egg -and-dart can be seen in the Acropolis in Athens (500 B.C.).
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Bird watchers get a great view from this egg-shaped lookout at Banna Park on Ishigaki Island, Japan.
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Egg and dart or egg and tongue - An ovolo moulding decorated with a pattern based on alternate eggs and arrow-heads.
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egg and dart
A repetative decorative motif often used in classical antiquity and copied in the Middle Ages. It consisited of oval (egg-shaped) motifs alternating with dart-like motifs. See also other repetative motifs.
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Egg and Dart A convex molding decorated with a pattern of alternate eggs and arrowheads.
Engaged Column A round column attached to a wall.
Egg and dart
a decorative molding consisting of alternating oval (egg) and downwardpointing (dart) elements.
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egg n' dart - (also leaf and dart, also alpha and omega - beginning and end) Classical ornamental design that forms a course of alternating oval shapes and arrows.
(p. 59 - in between the volutes of the capital).
Egg & Dart:
A classic design of alternating oval and dart shapes, commonly applied to cornices.
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Egg and Tongue - A molding consisting of a egg-shaped element alternating with a downward pointing tongue. Easily confused with egg and dart.
Entablature - The roof elements of a structure consisting of the cornice, architrave and frieze.
egg and dart An ornamental band molding of egg forms alternating with dart forms.
elevation An exterior face of a building; also, a drawing thereof.
enframement A general term referring to any elements surrounding a window or door.
Egg & Dart - Molding in which an egg shape alternates with a dart shape
Elephantine Columns - Tapered; used as porch supports on Bungalows.
egg shaped.
Palladian
a three-light window, with a tall round-headed middle light and shorter lights on either side, the side lights with flanking pilasters and small entablatures forming the imposts to the arch over the centre light.
[egg, nut] → coquille f
(= explosive) → obus m
[building] → carcasse f; [boat] → coque f; [car] → châssis m ...
Embellished cornices, usually with dentil moldings and egg-and-dart molding underneath
Small one-story portico or entry porch with columns or entryway with classical detailing and decorative motifs such as festoons, urns, swags and garlands ...
uovolo, diminutive of uovo, an egg; other foreign equivalents are Fr. ove, echine, quart de rond; Lat. echinus), in architecture, a convex moulding known also as the echinus, ...
The best surfaces are made of egg-shaped stones, set point end downwards in sand and packed tightly together. The points bed into the sand like the roots of teeth, and make an almost indestructable surface. Cobbles laid flat wobble and work loose.
tempera A paint material mixed with egg white, casein or glue, to create an effect of luminescence.
terra cotta Fired clay commonly shaped in a mould and frequently glazed after firing.
Oval windows : windows that portray the shape of an egg, at either the top of the window, bottom of the window, or both.
Elliptical - A door or window having a top rail with an egg-shaped radius, ending in a rounded point at its apex.
Pendant - Element suspended with decorative swollen lower ends (egg Pendant bargeboard q.v.) ...
The echinus itself is decorated with an egg-and-dart motif. The Ionic shaft comes with four more flutes than the Doric counterpart (totalling 24). The Ionic base has two convex moldings called tori which are separated by a scotia.
 See also: Architecture, House, Classical, Capital, Roman
  
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