Fluting in architecture refers to the shallow grooves running vertically along a surface.
It typically refers to the grooves running on a column shaft or a pilaster, but need not necessarily be restricted to those two applications. If the hollowing out of material meets in a point, the point is called an Arris.
If the lower half of the hollowed-out grooves appear to have been re-filled with a cylindrical element, it may be referred to as "Cabled Fluting."[1]
References
- ^ "Fluting." Dictionary of Architecture & Landscape Architecture. John Fleming, Hugh Honour, and Nikolaus Pevsner. 5th ed. (London: Penguin, 1999).
See also
External links
- University of Pittsburgh - "fluting" from the Medieval Art and Architecture glossary
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