Egyptian cornice

Japanese: エジプト風コーニス - えじぷとふうこーにす
Egyptian cornice

…The forms derived from these primitive dwellings were stylized and remained in the details of later Egyptian architecture, such as the rounded mouldings at the corners and tops of walls, and the curved eaves called Egyptian cornices. Walls were sometimes made of woven wood or grass plastered with earth, or of plaster, mud bricks, or rubble. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Egyptian cornice" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの原始的な住居に由来する形が様式化されて後代のエジプト建築の細部に残っている。壁の角や上部につけられる丸い繰形(くりかた)や,エジプト風コーニスと呼ばれる湾曲した軒蛇腹(のきじやばら)などがそれである。木や草で編んだ壁を土で塗り固めたり,壁土や日乾煉瓦や粗石で壁を造ることもあった。…

※「エジプト風コーニス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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