Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

antefix = A decorated upright slab used in classical architecture to close or conceal the open end of a row of tiles, which cover the joints of roof tiles. A similar ornament on the ridge of a roof.

antefix

anthemion = A common Greek ornament based upon the honeysuckle or palmette. Used singly on stelae or antefixes, or as a running orna- ment on friezes, etc.

anthemion

antic, antic work = A grotesque sculpture consisting of animal, human, and foliage forms incongruously run together and used to decorate molding termina- tions and many other parts of me- dieval architecture. Sometimes synonymous with arabesque. arabesque =

antic

Overall decorative pattern of acanthus scroll, swags, cande- labrum shafts, animal or hu- man forms, on panels or pi- lasters, in Roman and Renais- sance architecture. A specie of ornament of infinite variety used for enriching flat surfaces or moldings, painted, inlaid or carved.

arabesque

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