Agraffe (ornament)
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Agraffe (from French agrafe ) refers to a connecting piece in architecture that optically connects two layers of stone with each other, often as a specially designed keystone between the apex of the arch and the entablature. The agraffe shows itself in a curved shape as a volute or, provided with medallions , to emphasize family coats of arms or dates. Agraffes were very popular in the Baroque period , then went into the extensive decorative ornaments in the Rococo . Agraffes can also be found in the interior. B. on picture frames, mirrors or fireplace surrounds.
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In J. G. Krünitz's Economic Encyclopedia of 1782 one reads: “ Agrafe, Agraffe, is what the sculptors call an ornament at the end of an arch, a window frame, a door, a mirror, a picture frame, etc. d. gl. ”According to Otto Lueger's lexicon of all technology and its auxiliary sciences from 1904, it is a“ late renaissance keystone ornament in the form of a hook around the arches in the form of a medallion, shield, etc. s. w. “Agraffes are often larger than the other wedge stones and are characterized by their mostly elaborate decoration . They were especially common in Gothic architecture .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Seeing and recognizing - what is an agraffe? in: Monuments, June 2018, p. 41.
- ↑ Agrafe. In: Johann Georg Krünitz: Economic Encyclopedia or general system of the state, city, house and agriculture. Vol. 1: Aa-Am. 2nd Edition. Pauli, Berlin 1782, p. 451 (on Krünitz Online) .
- ↑ Agraffe. In: Otto Lueger: Lexicon of the entire technology and its auxiliary sciences. 2nd, completely revised edition. Vol. 1: A bend. Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart / Leipzig 1904, p. 105.