Chapiteau en corde
English translation: rope capital
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| 3 | arch with a springing line |
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| 2 | In search of a "rope capital" |
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arch with a springing line Explanation: Termium: Domaine(s) – Architecture Domaine(s) – Architecture springing line Source ligne des naissances Source FÉM corde Source FÉM DEF – The usually horizontal line connecting the two opposite points at which the curve of an arch begins. Source DEF – Ligne qui joint les naissances. Source Religion Glossary Section 1- [ Traduire cette page ]Also used to describe the surface between two arches in an arcade, ... An arch with its springing line raised by vertical piers above the impost level. ... www.religionatlas.org/TeacherResources/Glossary/GlossaryS4.... - 83k |
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peer agreement (net): +1rope capital Explanation: Chapiteau simplement épannelé. L'astragale [moulure située à la jonction du chapiteau et du fût de la colonne ] simule une corde http://patrimoinmonflanquin.free.fr/EgliseLaurenque.htm CORDE ou CHAINE : Elle représente l'église ou la communauté . Elle sort souvent de la pierre même du chapiteau Elle symbolise l'aide de l'assemblée ou de la communauté pour contenir l'adversaire qui est en nous (ARB) http://chapiteaux.free.fr/symboles.htm (Christian architecture) See picture PC3 of a "rope pilaster capital" at http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hardwarere... CABLE MOULDING In the form of a rope. Sometimes it is made of two parallel bands, each twisting in the opposite direction, and it is then known as twin-cable. ROPE MOULDING See cable moulding. http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/glossary.htm |
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In search of a "rope capital" Explanation: I cannot recall seeing such an animal. Traditionally, capitals were decorated with papyrus or palm motifs http://www.kenseamedia.com/august/column.htm http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/columns.htm but by Ptolomaic times things almost anything was possible in the way of hybreds of Egyptian & Greek motifs. But, I can't remember a Greek "rope" capital, either. |
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