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ancon [′aŋ‚kän] (architecture) A bracket, elbow, or console at the top of a wall or window jamb to support a cornice. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Classical Architecture will enable students to recover that lost
knowledge and scholars to increase their own, for it contains both
recondite as well as practical information: for example, the section on
'Ears' begins 'trusses or consoles on the flanks of
architraves under the cornice, also called elbows, ancones, or
prothyrides'. |
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