Spur (architecture)
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In architecture, a spur (French griffe, German Eckblatt) is the ornament carved on the angles of the base of early columns.[1]
Ornament
A spur consists of a projecting claw, which, emerging from the lower torus of the base, rests on the projecting angle of the square
plinth.[1]
Ancient Roman architecture
It is possibly to these that
Split.[1]
In Romanesque work the oldest examples are those found on the bases in crypts, where they assumed various conventional forms; being, however, close to the eye, the spur soon developed into an elaborate leaf ornament, which in French 13th-century work and in the early English period is of great beauty; sometimes the spur takes the form of a fabulous animal, such as a griffin.[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911, p. 742.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Spur". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 742.
External links
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