Palmette
pal MET
Architecture
Artistic motif based on the fan-shaped leaves of a palm tree.
Palmette - A fan-shaped decorative motif resembling a palmated leaf or a panicle of flowers. Ancient types of palmette were revived during the Renaissance and extensively used thereafter, especially in the late c 18.
palmette
A stylized palm leaf shape used as a decorative element in classsical art and architecture.
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Palmette - Looped like a palm-leaf.
Parados - Low wall in inner side of main wall.
Parapet - Low wall on outer side of main wall.
palmette: a stylised leaf ornament based on the shape of a palm leaf.
parapet: a low wall at the end of a roof, usually an upward extension of the wall below, sometimes incorporating sections of balustrade.
honeysuckle or palmette ornament in Classical architecture.
Apse/Apsidal
a semi-circular or polygonal recess, semi-domed or vaulted, in or projecting from a building.
Palmette - looped like a palm-leaf.
Pantile - a roof-tile of curved s-shaped section.
Pantry - associated with the Buttery in the Great Hall complex. I'm not sure what its function was as differentiated from the former.
Atop the impressive flight of stairs is a temple-front with four Ionic columns, an entablature announcing the purpose of the building, a pediment with dentiled cornices, a brick tympanum, and an anthemion - a Greek palmette ornament used at the peak ...
Several antefixae with palmette designs, Ai Khanoum, Afghanistan, 2nd century BCE.
anthemion a stylized representation o the honeysuckle flower, most often used in conjunction with palmettes in a frieze.
apse In a church, a semicircular or polygonal projection at the altar (usually east) end, beyond the sanctuary.
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a floral design, used esp in ancient Greek and Roman architecture and decoration, usually consisting of honeysuckle, lotus, or palmette leaf motifs
[from Greek: a little flower, from anthos flower] ...
It may also be placed at the outer angles of the pediment; such acroteria are referred to as acroteria angularia. The acroterion may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, palmette or some other sculpted feature.
These examples are double guilloches, with two rows of circles, each with an independent interlacing band and united by a small arc with palmette inside; ...
The style is similar to stucco found at Samarra but includes scrolls and palmettes typical of Byzantine decoration. [hide description]
Further Reading
D. Berhens-Abouseif. Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction, Supplements to Muqarnas.
P Palisade: A sturdy wooden fence built to enclose a site until a permanent stone wall could be constructed Palmette: Looped like a palm-leaf. Parados: Low wall in inner side of main wall.
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