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This moulding can be terminated at the side by ornamentation called a label stop. The hood mould was introduced into architecture in the Romanesque period, though they became much more common in the Gothic period. Later, with the increase in rectangular windows they became more prevalent in domestic architecture.
A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...
Keel moulding : Sharp-edged moulding resembling a cross-section of a ship's keel, common in the Early English and Decorated styles. [8] Lamb's tongue : Lambs Tongue is a moulding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge. [9] Muntin: Narrow strip of wood or metal separating and holding panes of glass in a window. Ogee: see "Cyma"
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 ...
Egg-and-dart molding at the top of an Ionic capital at the Jefferson Memorial. Egg-and-dart, also known as egg-and-tongue, egg-and-anchor, or egg-and-star, [1] is an ornamental device adorning the fundamental quarter-round, convex ovolo profile of moulding, consisting of alternating details on the face of the ovolo—typically an egg-shaped object alternating with a V-shaped element [1] (e.g ...
Gothic architecture, predominately found between in mid-twelfth century and the sixteenth century [17] was the successor to Romanesque architecture, and is often viewed as the birth of Christian architecture. [18] This is seen in the symbolism of both the artistic and architectural features of Gothic portals and their archivolts.
It came into use in the latter part of the 13th century in England and became one of the chief ornaments of the 14th century, [1] in the period known as Decorated Gothic. [2] Ball-flowers were generally placed in rows at equal distances in the hollow of a moulding, frequently by the sides of mullions. [1]
A moulding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes . Atlas A support sculpted in the form of a man, which may take the place of a column, a pier or a pilaster. Atrium (plural: atria) The inner court of a Roman house; in a multi-story building, a toplit covered court rising through all stories. Attic