Apr 16, 2011 10:11
13 yrs ago
Italian term
orecchiatura
Italian to English
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Archaeology
city walls
I have found the definition in Italian and understand what they are but haven't found the term in English. The sentence is again Ha pianta poligonale (foto) ed è affiancato a ovest da un torrione con orecchiature (Foto) sul quale si aprono delle cannoniere.
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(English)
| 3 | eared/lugged/crossette architrave |
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eared/lugged/crossette architrave
see
http://extraordinarybookofdoors.com/TheGreaterFrame.aspx
where it says
Eared Architrave aka Eared Surround; Lugged Architrave; Crossette Architrave
and
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-crossette.html
where it says:
crossette. Also croisette or crosette.
1. Projection on each side of the top of a Classical architrave around an aperture at the junction of the lintel and jamb, where the supercilium projects beyond the antepagments, and the mouldings return, forming ears, elbows, knees, lugs, or shoulders.
and
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/architrave
where it says
13. Architrave
the lowest part of the entablature. The term is also commonly used to describe a moulded surround to any opening, but is usually applied to a door or window opening. A shouldered (sometimes referred to as eared or (Scotland) lugged) architrave has the surround turning outwards, then upwards ...
Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
http://extraordinarybookofdoors.com/TheGreaterFrame.aspx
where it says
Eared Architrave aka Eared Surround; Lugged Architrave; Crossette Architrave
and
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-crossette.html
where it says:
crossette. Also croisette or crosette.
1. Projection on each side of the top of a Classical architrave around an aperture at the junction of the lintel and jamb, where the supercilium projects beyond the antepagments, and the mouldings return, forming ears, elbows, knees, lugs, or shoulders.
and
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/architrave
where it says
13. Architrave
the lowest part of the entablature. The term is also commonly used to describe a moulded surround to any opening, but is usually applied to a door or window opening. A shouldered (sometimes referred to as eared or (Scotland) lugged) architrave has the surround turning outwards, then upwards ...
Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
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