- A
modillion is an
ornate bracket, more
horizontal in
shape and less
imposing than a corbel. They are
often seen
underneath a
cornice which helps to support...
-
style as well as in the
vocabulary of
classical architecture, such as the
modillions of a
Corinthian cornice. The
corbel arch and
corbel vault use the technique...
-
cornice is
typically decorated by
dentils (little teeth) or the
larger modillions. The soffit, or
horizontal space under a
projecting cornice, may be elaborately...
- on or near a mosque, that is used by the imam to give the
prayer call.
Modillion An
enriched block or
horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice...
- is
roughly square with
encircling galleries, and a
domed ceiling with
modillion cornice.
Later additions were made to the side and rear of the original...
-
which has very wide
eaves with
decorative brackets technically called modillions, for
which there is not
necessarily a real
functional need;
likewise the...
-
floor and the first-floor mezzanine,
above which is a
heavy cornice with
modillions. The main
entrance of
Carnegie Hall is
placed in what was
originally the...
- the cyma reversa, the dentils, the ovolo, the
modillions, the fascia, and the cyma recta. The
modillions are
ornate brackets,
similar in use to dentils...
- room from
Pembroke House. It
features a
decorative plaster ceiling with
modillion cornicing.
There is an
Ionic columned and
pilastered framed alcove and...
- rendered, and the
dressings are stone. The
mansard roof is
slated and has a
modillion cornice and a
balustraded parapet. The
wings project forwards from the...
