Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 183
privatehouses have perished. Vaulted ceilings were decoratedin either two ways: by stucco ornament, modeled in re-lief and painted, or by paneling in deep coffers orcaissons. These were derived originally throughGreek architecture from wooden ceilings framed withintersecting beams. In the Pantheon… … divisions of the architec-ture below. An earlyand elegant example ofvault-paneling is seen inthe soffit of the Arch ofTitus (80 A.D.). Thepanels were in most casessimple geometric forms—squares, octagons, loz-enges, etc.; the sides ofeach caisson were moldedand the fields of the pan-els adorned…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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