Brattishing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In architecture, brattishing or brandishing is a decorative cresting which is found at the top of a cornice or screen, panel or parapet. The design often includes leaves or flowers, and the term is particularly associated with Tudor architecture.
[edit] References
- Frederic H Jones, The Concise Dictionary of Architectural and Design History, ISBN 1-56052-069-8
- Harris, Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture, ISBN 0-486-24444-X
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.