Sgraffito
skra FEE toh, zgrah-
Plural: Sgraffiti
A type of decoration executed by covering a surface, as of plaster or enamel, of one color, with a thin coat of a similar material of another color, ...
sgraffito
Decorative technique in which the overland surface is harrowed or cut through, so as to form the design from the contrasting ground underneath.
shaft ...
Sgraffito - Decoration on plaster of incised patterns, the top coat being cut through to show a differently coloured coat beneath.
sgraffito: incised decoration of different colours on plaster.
shaft: a column, excluding its base or capital.
socle: a base or pedestal.
Sgraffito
- the technique of applying decoration to buildings by inscribing the finishing coat of a render to reveal the darker colour of the coat below.
Sexpartite rib-vaultA rib-vault, usually set over paired bays, with an extra pair of ribs springing from between the bays.Sgraffito(Italian): Decoration scratched, often in plaster, to reveal a pattern in another colour beneath.Shaft ...
 See also: Plaster, Floor, Shaft, Architecture, Vault
  
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