horizontal cornice

horizontal cornice

The level cornice of the pediment under the two inclined cornices. See also: Cornice
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

horizontal cornice

The level cornice of the pediment under the two inclined cornices.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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