Norman architecture
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Norman architecture - a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century ...
French: "chevron" = rafter. Used in Norman architecture, and so called from a pair of rafters, which give this form
Commonly found in Romanesque and Art Deco styles
Examples from Buffalo architecture: ...
chevron - a zigzag molding (like an upside down V) in Norman architecture, Romanesque.
crocket - decorative feature in Gothic arch, carved in a variety of leaf shapes and projecting at regular intervals along a spiral or vergeboard. (p.30).
ornamental moulding used in Norman architecture, consisting of raised cylindrical or rectangual blocks at regular intervals
Bivalate
a hillfort defended by two concentric ditches ...
a zigzag molding (like an upside down V) in Norman architecture, Romanesque.
chhatri
open square or octagonal pavilion, literally an umbrella ...
A zigzag decoration carved on pillars or arches characteristic of Norman architecture.
CINQEFOIL
Ornamental tracery in the form of a five petaled flower.
It is usually associated with the rounded arch and many columns in buildings. Geometrical patterns were used a great deal in art and architecture, along with exaggerated natural forms. Norman architecture was Romanesque in style.
 See also: Architecture, Norman, Norma, Church, Ornament
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