enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molding_(decorative)

   Cornice: Generally any horizontal decorative moulding; Cove moulding or coving: Concave-profile moulding that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling; Crown moulding: Wide, sprung moulding that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling. General term for any moulding at the top or "crowning" an architectural element.

3. Cornice - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornice

   Cornice of Maison Carrée (Nîmes, France), a Roman temple in the Corinthian order, with dentils nearest the wall.. In Ancient Greek architecture and its successors using the classical orders in the tradition of classical architecture, the cornice is the topmost element of the entablature, which consists (from top to bottom) of the cornice, the frieze, and the architrave.

4. Ogee - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogee

   A building's surface detailing, inside and outside, often includes decorative moulding, and these often contain ogee-shaped profiles—consisting (from low to high) of a concave arc flowing into a convex arc, with vertical ends; if the lower curve is convex and higher one concave, this is known as a Roman ogee, although frequently the terms are used interchangeably and for a variety of other ...

5. Crown molding - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_molding

   Crown moulding (interchangeably spelled Crown molding in American English) is a form of cornice created out of decorative moulding installed atop an interior wall. It is also used atop doors, windows, pilasters and cabinets .

6. Gallery of the Sistine Chapel ceiling - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_the_Sistine...

   The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis of which The Creation of Adam is the best known, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless imitations.

7. Muqarnas - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqarnas

   The etymology of the word muqarnas is somewhat vague. [8] Its earliest use in Arabic dates to the 12th century. [1] It is thought to have originated from the Greek word korōnis, meaning "cornice" [1] or "ornamental molding". [8]