10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGG AND ANCHOR»
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egg and anchor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological,
and ...
EGG AND ANCHOR, n. Egg and dart, EgR nnd Anchor. egg and tongue. In arch.,
an egg- shaped ornament alternating with a dart-like ornament used to enrich the
ovolo. It is also called the echinus ornament. [See Echinus.] EGG'BIRD, n.
2
The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Interior Design
(2) In furniture, an orna- mental motif called the EGG AND DART, egg and tongue
, or egg and anchor that is carved on the ovolo molding offurniture. eclecticism
The borrowing and combining of art forms and motifs from multiple past periods ...
3
A Dictionary of Architecture
and Landscape Architecture
Also called, depending on the shape of the 'dart', egg-and-anchor, egg-and-
tongue, or nnt-and-hnsk. egg-and-dart Eginhard (fl. 6.800520). German abbot
and architect. He has been credited with the famous plan of the *monastery of St
Gall in ...
4
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
... egg and dart, echinus, egg and anchor, egg and arrow, egg and tongue An
egg-shaped ornament alternating with a dart-like ornament, used to enrich ovolo
and echinus moldings and also on bands. In the egg-and-anehor, egg-and-arrow
, ...
5
Looking at European Frames: A Guide to Terms, Styles,
and ...
Egg and anchor (see egg and dart) Egg and dart An ornament of classical origin
consisting of alternating oval and pointed elements, used to enrich a convex
molding of about a quarter round. Empire frame The Empire style, named for the
...
6
Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
... vapour in circumstances when the size of pores in building construction is
smaller than the average distance between adjacent water molecules. effusive
rock see volcanic rock. egg and dart, egg and anchor, egg and arrow, egg and
tongue, ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2012
7
Dictionary of Architecture
and Building Construction
effusion the passage of water vapour in circumstances when the size of pores in
building construction is smaller than the average distance between adjacent
water molecules. effusive rock see volcanic rock. egg and anchor see egg and
dart.
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2008
8
A Dictionary of the Architecture
and Archaeology of the ...
... as well as in the bed-moulding of Ionic and Corinthian cornices. It is usually
accompanied by representations of an egg; and thence popularly called “the egg
and anchor.” ARCHIA. Low Lat. Arches. “Unam de arc/iiis pontis Pontisarae," &c.
9
Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
... accident: indeed the great body of critics who agree in Mr. Ruskin's mode of
viewing this so-called ' ornament,' do not seem to have made up their minds as to
what it is like ; some call it ' egg and dart ;' others 'egg and anchor ;' others ' egg ...
... accident: indeed the great body of critics who agree in Mr. Ruskin's mode of
viewing this so-called ' ornament,' do not seem to have made up their minds as to
what it is like ; some call it ' egg and dart ;' others ' egg and anchor ;' others ' egg ...
