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Grille
Architecture; General architecture
A decorative, openwork grating, usually of iron, used to protect a window, door, or other opening.
Finial
Architecture; General architecture
A sculptured ornament fixed to the top of a peak, arch, gable or similar structure.
Egg and dart
Architecture; General architecture
An ornamental band moulding of egg forms alternating with dart forms.
Colonnette
Architecture; General architecture
A diminutive column which is usually either short or slender.
Foliate
Architecture; General architecture
Decorative leafage, often applied to capitals or moldings.
Bell
Architecture; General architecture
In reference to columns, the bell is a bell-shaped part of the capital between the neck moulding and the abacus. It is common to columns in the Corinthinian order where it is decorative with acanthus ...
Abacus
Architecture; General architecture
In the Doric Order, the abacus is a square slab that sits on top of the column's capital and supports the architrave or arch. The function of an abacus is to broaden the support provided by the ...
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