Fluting : Carved vertical groove work found on Piers, Columns and Pillars.
Foils : A small arc design used in Tracery, often utilized within Rose Windows.
fluting Shallow, concave grooves running vertically on the shaft of a column, pilaster or other surface.
flying buttress An arch or half-arch that transfers the thrust of a vault or roof from an upper part of a wall to a lower support.
fluting The shallow vertical grooves or channels on a column.
focal point A radial type of balance. It occurs when two or more identical elements are distributed around a center point to create a repetitive equilibrium.
flute, fluted, and fluting - Grooves or channels which are roughly semi-circular in cross-section, found repeated vertically in columns, pedestals and pilasters, but also used in frames and other moldings.
Examples: ...
It was Alberti who had considered the axis of symmetry - that fifth fluting. The fresco of Sigismondo Malatesta before St. Sigismund is dated 1451. At first sight the unusual arrangement of the composition is impressive.
With great perception, he emphasized the delicate taper of the legs by inlaying panels of darker wood that interrupt the paler surrounding veneer. Flanked by Roman flutings alternating with openwork palmettes, ...
which included beds, console tables and screens, and later cabinet work, strongly featured carved decoration, ranging from the standard Louis XVI motifs of twisted ribbons, foliate rinceaux, stylized acanthus leaves, guilloche, beading and fluting to ...
His White Friars, a favorite theme, reveal his skill in the handling of ivory tones and broad parallel folds, like the fluting on a column, where gold and yellow reflections gleam even in the shadows.
 See also: Painting, Roman, Vertical, Panel, Impression
  
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