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Definition of Archivolts
1. archivolt [n] - See also: archivolt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Archivolts
Literary usage of Archivolts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1874)
"So much for the evidence derivable from the capitals ; we have next to examine
that of the archivolts or arch mouldings. IV. ..."
2. Medieval Architecture: Its Origins and Development, with Lists of Monuments by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1909)
"The windows of this apse are round, but the interior archivolts are pointed, ...
The archivolts are in two orders; the windows simply shafted and moulded. ..."
3. Ornamental Concrete Without Molds: A Practical Treatise Explanatory of a by Albert Allison Houghton (1910)
"CHAPTER VII archivolts AND ARCHES WITH TEMPLATES FOR MOLDING In Fig. 12 is shown
the method employed in molding an archivolt by the use of a carriage and ..."
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