Cornice - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 07:09, 17 May 2022

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	Window cornices are box-like structures placed over windows to conceal the strings and other attachments of shades or curtains (also known as a pelmet). Door cornices may be used over a door frame for decorative purposes. Sometimes this maybe referred to as an architrave.		Window cornices are box-like structures placed over windows to conceal the strings and other attachments of shades or curtains (also known as a pelmet). Door cornices may be used over a door frame for decorative purposes. Sometimes this maybe referred to as an architrave.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	NB [https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=a0138f5b-c173-4e09-818f-a7ac00ad04fb Short Guide: Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings], published on 10 July 2017 by Historic Scotland, defines a cornice as a: ‘Projecting line of masonry, often at the top of an elevation, designed to finish the elevation at the top and to route water away from the building.’
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	* Architrave.		* Architrave.

Editor at 19:38, 28 June 2021

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	Window cornices are box-like structures placed over windows to conceal the strings and other attachments of shades or curtains (also known as a pelmet). Door cornices may be used over a door frame for decorative purposes. Sometimes this maybe referred to as an architrave.		Window cornices are box-like structures placed over windows to conceal the strings and other attachments of shades or curtains (also known as a pelmet). Door cornices may be used over a door frame for decorative purposes. Sometimes this maybe referred to as an architrave.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* Architrave.		* Architrave.
	* Bas-relief.		* Bas-relief.
		+	* Broken pediment.
	* Corbel.		* Corbel.
	* Crocket.		* Crocket.

Editor at 17:26, 9 June 2021

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	* Fascia.		* Fascia.
	* Fillet.		* Fillet.
		+	* Fret.
	* Frieze.		* Frieze.
	* Gargoyle.		* Gargoyle.
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	* Trompe l’oeil.		* Trompe l’oeil.

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Designing Buildings at 12:32, 1 October 2020

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	* Trompe l’oeil.		* Trompe l’oeil.

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Editor at 17:54, 4 May 2020

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	* Pelmet.		* Pelmet.
	* Pilaster.		* Pilaster.
		+	* Roman Classical orders in architecture.
	* Soffit.		* Soffit.
	* Trompe l’oeil.		* Trompe l’oeil.

−	[[Category:Conservation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]	+	[[Category:Conservation]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Products_/_components]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]]

Editor at 11:56, 3 April 2018

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	* Elements of classical columns.		* Elements of classical columns.
	* Entablature.		* Entablature.
		+	* Fascia.
	* Fillet.		* Fillet.
	* Frieze.		* Frieze.

Editor at 11:01, 16 May 2017

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	* Fillet.		* Fillet.
	* Frieze.		* Frieze.
		+	* Gargoyle.
	* Moulding.		* Moulding.
	* Pedestal.		* Pedestal.

Editor at 12:44, 27 February 2017

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	* Bas-relief.		* Bas-relief.
	* Corbel.		* Corbel.
		+	* Crocket.
	* Door terminology.		* Door terminology.
	* Classical orders in architecture.		* Classical orders in architecture.

Editor at 18:06, 9 February 2017

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	An interior cornice can be plain or highly decorative as in these examples from a Scottish manse.		An interior cornice can be plain or highly decorative as in these examples from a Scottish manse.

−	[[File:Cornice, ~~The Manse~~, ~~Millport~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:Cornice%2C_The_Manse%2C_Millport.jpg\|link=File:Cornice,_The_Manse,_Millport.jpg]]

−	[[File:~~Cornice detail~~, ~~The Manse~~, ~~Millport~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:Cornice_detail%2C_The_Manse%2C_Millport.jpg\|link=File:Cornice_detail,_The_Manse,_Millport.jpg]]

	Plain cornice may be referred to as ‘coving’.		Plain cornice may be referred to as ‘coving’.
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	The most common materials for cornices are timber, paper-covered plaster, polyurethane, expanded polystyrene, plaster and medium density fibreboard (MDF).		The most common materials for cornices are timber, paper-covered plaster, polyurethane, expanded polystyrene, plaster and medium density fibreboard (MDF).

−	Window cornices are box-like structures placed over windows to conceal the strings and other attachments of shades or curtains. Door cornices may be used over a door frame for decorative purposes. Sometimes this maybe referred to as an architrave.	+	Window cornices are box-like structures placed over windows to conceal the strings and other attachments of shades or curtains (also known as a pelmet). Door cornices may be used over a door frame for decorative purposes. Sometimes this maybe referred to as an architrave.

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =
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	* Pedestal.		* Pedestal.
	* Pediment.		* Pediment.
		+	* Pelmet.
	* Pilaster.		* Pilaster.
	* Soffit.		* Soffit.

Alex Harvie at 17:13, 23 December 2016

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	The term 'cornice' may also be used to refer to an overhanging strip above items of furniture such as kitchen cupboards.		The term 'cornice' may also be used to refer to an overhanging strip above items of furniture such as kitchen cupboards.

−	An interior cornice can be plain or highly decorative. Plain cornice may be referred to as ‘coving’.	+	An interior cornice can be plain or highly decorative as in these examples from a Scottish manse.
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		+	[[File:Cornice, The Manse, Millport.jpg]]
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		+	[[File:Cornice detail, The Manse, Millport.jpg]]
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		+	Plain cornice may be referred to as ‘coving’.

	The most common materials for cornices are timber, paper-covered plaster, polyurethane, expanded polystyrene, plaster and medium density fibreboard (MDF).		The most common materials for cornices are timber, paper-covered plaster, polyurethane, expanded polystyrene, plaster and medium density fibreboard (MDF).