- In architecture, a
vault (French voûte, from
Italian volta) is a self-supporting
arched form,
usually of
stone or brick,
serving to
cover a
space with...
- plot
lines centered on
romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to
surmount all obstacles. The
basic plot of a
romantic comedy is that two characters...
-
determined had by
their "own genius, capacity, and
intellectual development,
surmounted the many
obstacles which slavery and
prejudice have
thrown in
their way...
-
feature was
maintained in the
ultimate design. Bramante's dome was to be
surmounted by a
lantern with its own
small dome but
otherwise very
similar in form...
- scene, Ka-Kekui has the head of a frog
surmounted by a
beetle and Kait-Kekuit has the head of a
serpent surmounted by a disk. In the Greco-Roman period...
- the
order is in the form of an oval medallion,
surmounted by a
royal crown (but,
until recently,
surmounted by an
imperial crown), and with a rectangular...
- the centre), cap
badge (crossed
sword and
baton within a
laurel wreath,
surmounted by a
crown in gold embroidery) and cap
visor (two rows of gold oakleaf...
- The
Naval Crown (Latin:
corona navalis) was a gold
crown surmounted with
small replicas of the
prows of ships. It was a
Roman military award,
given to...
- a blue ring
bearing the
motto of the
order –
victoria (victory) – and
surmounted by a
Tudor crown. However,
there are
variations on the
badge for each...
-
Garter and
surmounted by a crown. The
badge for the
secretary shows two
crossed quills in
front of a rose and
encircled by the
Garter surmounted by a crown...
