Three legs (figure)

Three entwined arcs

Three legs , as triquestra called, is a mystical geometric figure and consists of three intertwined arcs, which usually still by a circle intertwine and are without beginning or end. It is also believed to be a symbol of the Holy Trinity . The decoration can be found on Romanesque churches . The figure is also counted as part of the tracery .

literature

• Three legs . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 5, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1906, p.  188 .
• Three legs . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 5 . Altenburg 1858, p. 306 ( zeno.org ).
• Three legs . In: Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon . 5th edition. Volume 1, F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1911, p.  459 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lexicon Institute Bertelsmann (ed.): Bertelsmann Universal Lexicon. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh 1991, ISBN 3-570-02385-0 .