Diamond rod

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Romanesque portal with overlapping arch in the form of a diamond rod
Faro Cathedral - Gothic portal with archivolt in the shape of a diamond rod

A diamond rod is a straight or curved rod with inlaid or protruding cut gemstones ( goldsmith's art ) or with decorations in the form of cut gemstones (architectural ornament).

Occurrence

Diamond bars are a typical element of ivory and goldsmithing. They are also used as architectural ornaments in the architecture of the Romanesque period in Western and Southern Europe. In the Gothic architecture and Baroque they hardly play a role; they reappear only in the art of historicism .

  • Romanesque tympanum with diamond rod framing

  • Diamond bar in the arch frame

  • Diamond bar in the arch frame

  • Diamond bar in the arch frame

meaning

Diamond rods clearly have sovereign-representative implications and can therefore be found on particularly valuable jewelry or on church portals, etc.

Others

In the architecture of the Renaissance , entire facade surfaces are occasionally covered with stone spikes (e.g. the Casa de los Picos in Segovia , the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca or the Palazzo dei Diamanti ) in Ferrara .

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