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noun Architecture.
a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening.
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Archivolt
is always a great word to know.
So is frontispiece. Does it mean:
| a fa?ade, or a part or feature of a fa?ade, often highlighted by ornamentation |
| a series of arches supported on piers or columns; an arched or covered passageway |
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archivolt
molding running around the face of an arch immediately above the opening. The architectural term is applied especially to medieval and Renaissance buildings, where the archivolts are often decorated with sculpture, as in the archivolts on the west facade of Chartres cathedral (1140-50).
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