| LC control no. | sh 96005393 |
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| Topical heading | Fluting (Architecture and decoration) |
| Variant(s) | Flutes (Architecture and decoration) |
| See also | Decoration and ornament |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on closely spaced parallel grooves used to ornament columns and pilasters and in the decorative arts in woodwork, metalwork, glass, and ceramics. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Säule und Kontext, Piedestale und Teilkannelierung in der griechischen Architektur, c1995. Art and architecture thesaurus, 4/22/96 (fluting; ref. from: flutes (surfacing pattern)) Britannica Micro. (fluting and reeding, also called gadrooning, in architectural decoration; surfaces worked into a regular series of (vertical) concave grooves or convex ridges; frequently used on columns) Dict. of art terms and techniques, 1981 (fluting; closely spaced parallel or nearly parallel grooves, used to embellish moldings and other surfaces) Dict. of ornament, 1985 (fluting; vertical grooves, with a rounded or elliptical section, used on columns in Graeco-Roman classical architecture; widely applied [on] glass, silver, and ceramics) Web. 3: fluting (a flute or series of flutes esp. as ornamentation) |
| Not found in | Encyc. of world art |
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