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Vitruvian scroll

Architecture VitroliteVolute

Vitruvian scroll
Also called Vitruvian wave, wave scroll, running dog
A classical frieze ornament, made up of a series of wavelike scrolls
Scroll - A classical frieze ornament having a spiral form resembling a loosely rolled parchment ...

 


Vitruvian scroll - See running dog.
Volute - A spiral scroll on a Ionic Capital; smaller version appear on Composite and Corinthian capitals.
Voussoir - One of the wedge-shaped stones used in constructing an arch.

the influence of Palladio (see Palladian) and used for smaller, compact country houses. In the later 19th century it was debased to describe any suburban house.VitrifiedBricks or tiles fired to a darkened glassy surface.Vitruvian scroll ...

See also: Scroll, Architecture, House, Classical, Well

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