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CROCKET [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

In Gothic architecture, leafy knobs on the edges of any sloping feature.

DEF

In Gothic architecture and derivatives, an upward-oriented ornament, often vegetal in form, regularly spaced along sloping or vertical edges of emphasized features such as spires, pinnacles, and gables.

DEF

A decorative feature carved in various leaf shapes and projecting at regular intervals from the angles of spires, pinnacles, canopies, gables, etc., in Gothic architecture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

Décoration florale en forme de bouton plus ou moins recourbé.

CONT

Crochet. Désigne divers ornements en saillie, plus ou moins enroulés en volute sur des chapiteaux, des corniches, des pinacles, des gâbles; [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
DEF

Ornamento con forma de gancho en las aristas de una cubierta (Arquitectura gótica).

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Record 2 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

An ornament peculiar to the Gothic styles, usually resembling a leaf half opened, and projecting from the upper edge of a canopy or pyramidal covering. The term is supposed to be derived from the resemblance to a shepherd's crook.

CONT

The intricacy and delicacy of the Flamboyant crockets is extraordinary: their long wiry thistle leaves interlace and twist over and under one another in a way that speaks volumes for the ingenuity of the carver and his dexterity in stone-cutting, though in spite of all their cleverness they will not bear comparison with the simpler and broader effects of the earlier sculptors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Ornement sculpté en forme de fleur stylisée décorant le sommet d'un gâble ou d'un pignon auquel il sert d'amortissement. Les architectes médiévaux en firent grand usage à partir du XIIe siècle, ils leur donnèrent la forme de bourgeons, de fleurs ou de feuilles différemment disposés selon les époques.

CONT

Les fleurons des gâbles se perdent dans une sorte de corniche qui ondule en une ligne continue.

Spanish

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