Knotted column - Revision history

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	* Difference between pillars and columns.		* Difference between pillars and columns.
	* Elements of classical columns.		* Elements of classical columns.
		+	* Herm.
	* Pulpit.		* Pulpit.
	* Types of column.		* Types of column.

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	* Difference between pillars and columns.		* Difference between pillars and columns.
	* Elements of classical columns.		* Elements of classical columns.
		+	* Pulpit.
	* Types of column.		* Types of column.

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Designing Buildings at 05:36, 31 August 2020

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	A column is a structural element that transmits load from above to a supporting structure below. The word ‘column’ is associated in particular with elements that have a central shaft that is round in section.		A column is a structural element that transmits load from above to a supporting structure below. The word ‘column’ is associated in particular with elements that have a central shaft that is round in section.

−	A knotted column is a stone support that is carved in the shape of two or four columns joined by a knot. The knot in the columns ~~was~~ meant to represent various spiritual messages associated with humanity and its relationship to the Holy Trinity.	+	A knotted column is a stone support that is carved in the shape of two or four columns joined by a knot. The knot in the columns is meant to represent various spiritual messages associated with humanity and its relationship to the Holy Trinity.

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	This architectural treatment was most frequently used during the Romanesque period, although there is some evidence it was also used during the Byzantine era.		This architectural treatment was most frequently used during the Romanesque period, although there is some evidence it was also used during the Byzantine era.

−	Knotted columns are found in Northern Italy and other parts of Europe. They are used as supporting structures on the exterior of buildings and in cloisters, but they also serve a decorative purpose within the building on freestanding structures.	+	Knotted columns are most commonly found in Northern Italy and other parts of Europe. They are often used as supporting structures on the exterior of buildings and in cloisters, but they can also serve a decorative purpose within the building on freestanding structures.

	This type of decorative treatment appears on the pulpit of a Romanesque church located near Arezzo in Tuscany. The same motif appears in the central column of the church’s apse.		This type of decorative treatment appears on the pulpit of a Romanesque church located near Arezzo in Tuscany. The same motif appears in the central column of the church’s apse.
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	* Difference between pillars and columns.		* Difference between pillars and columns.
	* Elements of classical columns.		* Elements of classical columns.
		+	* Types of column.

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	\| The pulpit of the Church of San Pietro di Gropina.		\| The pulpit of the Church of San Pietro di Gropina.
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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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		+	* Classical orders in architecture.
		+	* Cloister.
		+	* Colonnade.
		+	* Difference between pillars and columns.
		+	* Elements of classical columns.

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= Introduction =

A column is a structural element that transmits load from above to a supporting structure below. The word ‘column’ is associated in particular with elements that have a central shaft that is round in section.

A knotted column is a stone support that is carved in the shape of two or four columns joined by a knot. The knot in the columns was meant to represent various spiritual messages associated with humanity and its relationship to the Holy Trinity.

= History =

This architectural treatment was most frequently used during the Romanesque period, although there is some evidence it was also used during the Byzantine era.

Knotted columns are found in Northern Italy and other parts of Europe. They are used as supporting structures on the exterior of buildings and in cloisters, but they also serve a decorative purpose within the building on freestanding structures.

This type of decorative treatment appears on the pulpit of a Romanesque church located near Arezzo in Tuscany. The same motif appears in the central column of the church’s apse.

{|
| [[File:KnottedColumn2a.jpg]]
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| The pulpit of the Church of San Pietro di Gropina.
|}

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

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