Molding (decorative)
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Molding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster, but may be of plastic or
Decorative plaster moldings and coving in a late Victorian town house in South Wales.
Moldings from 1728 Table of architecture in the Cyclopedia
Cornice
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In architecture, a cornice is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element. Examples include the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ped
Molding (decorative)
…and makes a kind of pendant. See also: chin-beak Bed-mold or bed molding: Narrow molding used at the junction of a wall and ceiling, found under the cornice, of which it is a part. Similar to crown molding, a bed mold is used to cover the joint between the ceiling and wall. Bed molds can be either sprung…
Illustrations of various examples of ancient Egyptian cornices, all of them having cavettos
Cornice of Maison Carrée (Nîmes, France), a Roman temple in the Corinthian order, with dentils nearest the wall.
A wide box cornice with lookouts
A close cornice