Meaning of ovolo | Babel Free

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A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament.

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“Decoration inside: six linked palmettes with 9 petals around a band of ovolos between incised lines, surrounded by 13 palmettes linked around a band of ovolos.”

“Each of the pairs is connected by a kind of web, and each pair stands clear of the ovolo and astragal mouldings which form⟳ a kind of extension to the column shaft and complete⟳ the essential construction of the capital. Ovolo and astragal are enriched with egg and dart and bead and reel respectively, the setting out related to a fluting pattern of twenty-four flutes to the column shaft circumference, as shown on the plan⟳.”

“Using a template or a good eye to guide⟳ the paring chisel, slice off the corners of the tenon ovolos at 45 degrees.”

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