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Ornament & details

Volute

A spiral scroll. Small pairs form the Ionic capital; large scrolls on Baroque and late Renaissance fronts link a wide lower storey to a narrower upper one.

Where to look
Big curling scrolls at the sides of the upper front, or scrolls on capitals.
Styles
On the drawings
Not marked on the drawings.

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Cross-section of a vaulted building with a nave, two aisles and flying buttresses. Each label links to its feature. NAVE AISLE AISLE RoofPinnacleFlying buttressButtressAisleRib vaultClerestoryTriforiumArcadePierNave
Cross-sectionFor orientation: Volute is not drawn here.