Nailhead - An Early English architectural enrichment consisting of small pyramids repeated as a band.
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Nailhead
Ornament in the Early English period of Gothic, consisting of small pyramids regularly repeated.Naos ...
Nailhead - Pyramid moulding.
Narthex - Enclosed passage between the main entrance and nave of a church; vestibule.
Nave - Principal hall of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel.
NAILHEAD: a masonry repeating ornament, characteristic of late Norman work and the Early English style, looking like a depressed pyramid. NARTHEX: an enclosed anteroom in front of a building's main entrance and usually at its western end.
chevron: A zig-zag motif.
Compare with lozenge. See also nailhead.
clerestory: An upper story of a building with windows above adjacent roofs.
See also elevation. Other parts of interior elevations: arcade, gallery,triforium.
Stained oak, leather upholstery, nailheads, and faked joints are attributed to Mission Style.
Decorative brass nails attaching fabric or leather to a frame, thereby outlining its design elements. Nailheads are often applied the arms and backs of upholstered pieces such as sofas.
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Cavetto, (a moulding with a concave profile describing a quater of a circle); Chevron; Cyma recta, (convex to concave); Cyma reversa, or ogee, (concave to convex); Egg and dart (eggs and arrow heads, representing life and death); Dogtooth; Nailhead ...
N Nailhead: An ornamental motif of small pyramids, said to represent the heads of nails. Very popular in the 12th century. Narthex: A low projection at the western end of a church, like a porch.
 See also: Roman, Crossing, Church, House, Pyramid
  
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