Thursday, 26 November 2015

Astragal - Oxford Definition

[From the Greek, literally ‘knuckle-bone’] the term generally implies decorative enrichment of architectural features with bead and reel moulding, semi-circular in section. It is properly only applied to the ring that separates the capital from the shaft in a classical column. ‘Astragals’ is also a term used, particularly in Scotland, to denote glazing bars in windows.

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