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Art/Literary - Architecture | | Italian term or phrase: cornicione a mensole | I prospetti sono decorati da bugnati angolari e da un elegante cornicione a mensole al di sotto della linea di gronda.
description of a villa |
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2 hrs confidence: bracket moulding console
Explanation:
Ref: www.granddictionnaire.com
No definition.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com has most exhaustive architecture/construction definitions. Just click on Architecture and select the letter you want. Hope this will help.
Console
In architecture, a console is an ornamental bracket used to support a cornice, usually in a curved form.
Cornice
In architecture a cornice is any horizontal, moulded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as for example the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.
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2 hrs confidence: corbel cornice
Explanation:
"Our corbels are used as a finishing touch to beams & columns, as a decorative bracket, or to add interest to cornice treatments."
http://www.rensup.com/ProductList.cfm/689
I hope you'll find the following useful:
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/T2.HTM
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Note added at 2 hrs 51 mins (2004-06-12 10:01:31 GMT)
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Oops, I meant to say the following website.:-)
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Note added at 3 hrs 44 mins (2004-06-12 10:54:41 GMT)
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\"Corbel: Bracket, usually supporting a cornice or arch.\"
http://www.preservationdayton.com/Pages/glossary.asp
\"A corbel is an architectural bracket or block projecting from a wall and supporting (or appearing to support) a ceiling, beam, or shelf. A corbel can be made of wood, plaster, marble, or other materials. Home supply stores often sell reproduction historic corbels made of polymer, a plastic material. Also Known As: decorative bracket.
http://architecture.about.com/cs/ornamentstrim/g/corbel.htm
\"This facade features the same corbeled cornice as the front facade.\"
http://www.stpete.org/SCLBuilding.htm
\"Its most noticeable feature is the corbeled cornice at the roof line.\"
http://www.historicperrysburg.org/mungermeat.htm
Just some more links...There are many website references for corbel or corbeled cornice.
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