Modillion
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In architecture, a modillion is an ornate bracket, more horizontal in shape and less imposing than a corbel. They are often seen underneath a cornice which helps to support them. Modillions are more e
Modillions under the cornice of the Morgan, Leith, and Cook Building in the East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District, Portland, Oregon
Trinity College, in Dublin.
La rue Forgeur, Liège, Belgium.
Église de Dampierre, south side of the part of choir from the 13th century.
Dentil
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A dentil is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, and also in later styles such as Neoclassical, Federal,
Modillion
…in shape and less imposing than a corbel. They are often seen underneath a cornice which helps to support them. Modillions are more elaborate than dentils (literally translated as small teeth). All three are selectively used as adjectival historic past participles (corbelled, modillioned, dentillated) as…
Closeup of dentils, above a Corinthian order capital, Town Hall, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Long view of same
Dentilwork with a frieze on a column, in the Église Saint-Martin de L'Isle-Adam from L'Isle-Adam (Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France)
Dentils with egg-and-dart patterns on an entablature at Casino nobile of Villa Torlonia from Rome