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archivolt

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ar·chi·volt  (ärk-vlt)
n.
A decorative molding carried around an arched wall opening.
[Italian archivolto or French archivolte (French, from Italian) : arco, arch (from Latin arcus) + volta, vault (from Latin volta; see vault1).]
archivolt [ˈɑːkɪˌvəʊlt]
n Architect
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the under surface of an arch
[from Italian archivolto; see arc, vault1]
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During these latter periods the porches with their tympanums, archivolts, columns and galleries as well as other parts of the buildings were lavishly decorated with figures ostensibly intended to support liturgical text (Fleming, 1995: 208-209).
Eyeing the creatures: an exploration of mirth as a personal function ... by Botha, J.R. / Literator: Journal of Literary Criticism, comparative linguistics and literary studies
The west portal's tympanum reflects an early attempt at recycling: the archivolts surrounding the tympanum were made in the sixteenth century from a collection of disused stone columns, cut into small pieces and placed horizontally around the portal.
Roman and Romanesque by LoGerfo, James / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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