
The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland

Glossary
A narrow, flat, raised band running down a shaft or along a roll moulding.
An ornament at the top of a gable, pinnacle etc.
A surface ornament resembling the scales of a fish, consisting of rows of overlapping semicircular discs.
This has a broad, flat leaf at each corner, the pointed tip below the angle of the abacus. Similar to the waterleaf (see below), but the tips do not curve inwards.
The decorative use of knapped flint and ashlar to produce surface patterns. Chequerwork is the simplest of these, but in the 14th-15th century flushwork was used for more complex ornaments, heraldic displays and lettering.
A series of shallow, concave grooves. In the Classical period, fluting was applied to the surface of shafts and columns, but its use was more varied in the Middle Ages.
Any good quality fine-grained sandstone or limestone which cuts well in all directions.
Also called embattled ornament. Consists of horizontal and vertical straight mouldings, repeated to form a band, and often used in the decoration of arches.
A horizontal band in the plane of the wall decorated with ornamental or narrative relief.