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BRATTISHING [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Construction Finishing
DEF

An ornamental finish on the ridge of a building or edge of a balcony commonly of wrought iron.

Key term(s)
  • brattishing
  • brandishing
  • bretisement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Finitions (Construction)
DEF

Crête. Ornement découpé ou ajouré rapporté sur un faîtage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño arquitectónico
  • Acabado (Construcción)
DEF

Línea continua de ornamentos que coronan una cima. Corrientemente, estos ornamentos suelen ser metálicos.

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Record 2 1999-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Architectural Styles
  • Construction Finishing
DEF

A decorative cresting at the top of a Gothic screen, panel, parapet, or cornice, generally in the form of openwork of a stylized floral design.

DEF

A form of ornamental cresting used in English late Gothic architecture on the top of a screen, and composed of Tudor flowers and conventional leaves, together with miniature battlements.

Key term(s)
  • cresting
  • crest

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Styles en architecture
  • Finitions (Construction)
DEF

Ornement découpé ou ajouré rapporté sur un faîtage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño arquitectónico
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
  • Acabado (Construcción)
DEF

Línea continua de ornamentos que coronan una cima. Corrientemente, estos ornamentos suelen ser metálicos.

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