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In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain or—in the Ionic or Corinthian order—decorated with bas-reliefs. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave ('main beam') and is capped by the moldings of the cornice.In interiors, the frieze of a room is the section of wall above the picture rail and under the crown moldings or cornice. By extension, a frieze is a long stretch of painted, sculpted or even calligraphic decoration in such a position, normally above eye-level. Frieze decorations may depict scenes in a sequence of discrete panels. The material of which the frieze is made of may be plasterwork, carved wood or other decorative medium.This image is "intended to convey an idea of the details of decoration which characterized the Renaissance style during its best period, and which display considerable grace and finish. They are based on the antique Roman type, but still display a peculiar independent treatment, as in the deeply under-cut foliage in the arabesques and the lightness and clearness of the stalks and tendrils."

Friezes at Venice

In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain or—in…

Fire corals are colonial marine organisms that look rather like real coral. However they are technically not corals; they are actually more closely related to jellyfish and other stinging anemones. They are members of the phylum Cnidaria, class Hydrozoa, order Capitata, family Milleporidae.

Fire Coral

Fire corals are colonial marine organisms that look rather like real coral. However they are technically…

The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek Goddess Athena, who was considered as the protector of the city of Athens. The Temple was built in the 5th B.C. on Athenian Acropolis. The Parthenon is designed in a Doric Order style which consists of vertical columns that stand flat without a base, and a smooth capital.

The Parthenon

The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek Goddess Athena, who was considered as the protector of the city…

The Norwich Castle was built in 1067 by the order of William the Conquerer, who was King of England at the time. The castle was built to be used as fortification in the city of Norwich, England.

Norwich Castle

The Norwich Castle was built in 1067 by the order of William the Conquerer, who was King of England…

This is the Plan of Principal Floor of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, England. Other wise known as Westminster Palace, It is an example of Modern English Architecture. The architect was Sir Charles Barry. Construction lasted from 1836 to 1868. The Houses of Parliament is located on the River Thames. The scale is given in feet. "Barry's great building, the Houses of Parliament, with which his name will always be more especially associated, comes accidentally, though not by natural development nor by his own choice, under the head of the Gothic revival. The style of Tudor Gothic was dictated to the competitors, apparently from a mistaken idea that the building ought to "harmonize" with the architecture of Henry VII.'s chapel adjacent to the site. Had Barry been left to himself, there is no doubt that the Houses of Parliament, with the same main characteristics of plan and grouping, would have been a classic type of detail, and would possibly have been still a finer building than it is; and since the choice of the Gothic style in this case was not a direct consequence of the Gothic revival movement, it may be considered separately from that. The architectural greatness of the building consists, in the first place, in the grand yet simple scheme of Barry's plan, with the octagon hall in the centre, as the meeting-point for the public, the two chambers to north and south, and the access to the committee-rooms and other departments subordinate to the chambers. The plan in itself is a stroke of genius, and had been more or less imitated in buildings for similar purposes all over the world; the most important example, the Parliament House of Budapest, being almost a literal copy of Barry's plan. Thus, as in all great architecture, the plan is the basis of the whole scheme, and upon it is built up a most picturesque and expressive grouping, arising directly out of the plan. The two towers are most happily contrasted as expressive of their differing purposes; the Victoria Tower is the symbol of the State entrance, a piece of architectural display solely for the sake of a grand effect; the Clock Tower is a utilitarian structure, a lofty stalk to carry a great clock high in the air; the two are differentiated accordingly, and the placing of them at opposite ends of the structure has the fortunate effect of indicating, from a distance, the extent of the plan. The graceful spire in the centre offers an effective contrast to the masses of the two towers, while forming the outward architectural expression of the octagonal hall, which is, as it were, the keystone of the plan."

Houses of Parliament, Westminster; Plan of Principal Floor

This is the Plan of Principal Floor of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, England. Other wise…

"The Berlin school, whose founder was Schinkel, the architect of the noble Berlin Theatre, and of the Museum, which is noteworthy for its magnificent façade, exhibited a decided inclination towards Grecian architecture, and strove to attain a certain purity of form, and delicacy and elegance in details, which where for the most part carried out in the Grecian style. He had to contend against a deficiency in building material. Owing to want of building-stone, the mouldings, and indeed all the architectural details, were unavoidably carried out in stucco; nor was this all, but in order to give the same durability, they were made to project as little as possible. Consequently this architectural style, with the exception of some few public buildings, seemed flat and wanting in power, especially in the case of private dwelling-houses, and frequently presented the appearance of pasteboard-work, or cabinet-work, rather than of a structural edifice. This facility also which stucco afforded for enriching the façade, caused more attention to be paid to decoration than it was entitled to, for ornament should always be kept in subservience to the main and constructive architectural forms." The Konzerthaus Berlin (once called the Schauspielhaus Berlin) is a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin. Since 1994 it has been the seat of the German orchestra Konzerthausorchester Berlin. The building's predecessor, the National-Theater in the Friedrichstadt suburb, was destroyed by fire in 1817. It had been designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans and inaugurated on January 1, 1802. The hall was redesigned by Karl Friedrich Schinkel between 1818 and 1821, and the new inauguration of the Königliches Schauspielhaus on June 18, 1821 featured the acclaimed premiere of Carl Maria von Weber's opera Der Freischütz. Other works that have premiered at the theatre include Undine by E. T. A. Hoffmann in 1816 and Penthesilea by Heinrich von Kleist in 1876. After World War I the Schauspielhaus reopened under the name of Preußisches Staatstheater Berlin in October 1919. Under the direction of Leopold Jessner it soon became one of the leading theatres of the Weimar Republic, a tradtion ambivalently continued by his successor Gustav Gründgens after the Nazi takeover in 1933, including his famous staging of Goethe's Faust and the premiere of Gerhart Hauptmann's tragedy Iphigenie in Delphi in 1941. Severely damaged by Allied bombing and the Battle of Berlin the building has been rebuilt from 1977 on and reopened as the concert hall of the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester in 1984. The exterior, including many of the sculptures of composers by Christian Friedrich Tieck and Balthasar Jacob Rathgeber, is a faithful reconstruction of Schinkel's designs, while the interior was adapted in a Neoclassical style meeting the conditions of the altered use. The great hall is equipped with a notable four-manual pipe organ including 74 stops and 5811 pipes.

Theatre at Berlin

"The Berlin school, whose founder was Schinkel, the architect of the noble Berlin Theatre, and of the…

"The Berlin school, whose founder was Schinkel, the architect of the noble Berlin Theatre, and of the Museum, which is noteworthy for its magnificent façade, exhibited a decided inclination towards Grecian architecture, and strove to attain a certain purity of form, and delicacy and elegance in details, which where for the most part carried out in the Grecian style. He had to contend against a deficiency in building material. Owing to want of building-stone, the mouldings, and indeed all the architectural details, were unavoidably carried out in stucco; nor was this all, but in order to give the same durability, they were made to project as little as possible. Consequently this architectural style, with the exception of some few public buildings, seemed flat and wanting in power, especially in the case of private dwelling-houses, and frequently presented the appearance of pasteboard-work, or cabinet-work, rather than of a structural edifice. This facility also which stucco afforded for enriching the façade, caused more attention to be paid to decoration than it was entitled to, for ornament should always be kept in subservience to the main and constructive architectural forms." The Altes Museum (German for Old Museum), is one of several internationally renowned museums on Berlin's Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. Since restoration work in 1966, it houses the antique collection (Antikensammlung) of the Berlin State Museums. The museum was built between 1825 and 1828 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neoclassical style to house the Prussian Royal family's art collection. Until 1845, it was called the Royal Museum.

Theatre at Berlin

"The Berlin school, whose founder was Schinkel, the architect of the noble Berlin Theatre, and of the…

A regular fixed head T-square for drawing straight lines. The blade must be perfectly straight in order to draw accurate lines.

Regular Fixed Head T-square

A regular fixed head T-square for drawing straight lines. The blade must be perfectly straight in order…

Commercial Gothic letters with stroke order.

Commercial Gothic Letters

Commercial Gothic letters with stroke order.

Stroke order of commercial Gothic letter I.

Commercial Gothic Letter I

Stroke order of commercial Gothic letter I.

Commercial Gothic Letter H with stroke directions.

Commercial Gothic Letter H

Commercial Gothic Letter H with stroke directions.

Letter L with direction of strokes for Commercial Gothic.

Commercial Gothic Letter L

Letter L with direction of strokes for Commercial Gothic.

The letter F from Commercial Gothic Letter with stroke number.

Commercial Gothic Letter F

The letter F from Commercial Gothic Letter with stroke number.

An illustration on how to write Commercial Gothic Letter E.

Commercial Gothic Letter E

An illustration on how to write Commercial Gothic Letter E.

A stroke order for writing Commercial Gothic Letter T.

Commercial Gothic Letter T

A stroke order for writing Commercial Gothic Letter T.

This illustration shows Commercial Gothic Letter N stroke order.

Commercial Gothic Letter N

This illustration shows Commercial Gothic Letter N stroke order.

Alternate stroke order for writing Commercial Gothic Letter N.

Commercial Gothic Letter N Second

Alternate stroke order for writing Commercial Gothic Letter N.

Letter K stroke order in Commercial Gothic.

Commercial Gothic Letter K

Letter K stroke order in Commercial Gothic.

The stroke order of writing Commercial Gothic Letter M.

Commercial Gothic Letter M

The stroke order of writing Commercial Gothic Letter M.

An alternate illustration of letter M using Commercial Gothic stroke order.

Commercial Gothic Letter M Second

An alternate illustration of letter M using Commercial Gothic stroke order.

A diagram illustrating stroke technique for letter A in Commercial Gothic.

Commercial Gothic Letter A

A diagram illustrating stroke technique for letter A in Commercial Gothic.

An illustration of letter V stroke order in Commercial Gothic.

Commercial Gothic Letter V

An illustration of letter V stroke order in Commercial Gothic.

A correct stroke order in writing letter W in Commercial Gothic.

Commercial Gothic Letter W

A correct stroke order in writing letter W in Commercial Gothic.

The stroke order to write Commercial Gothic Letter X.

Commercial Gothic Letter X

The stroke order to write Commercial Gothic Letter X.

Illustrating letter Y in Commercial Gothic using correct strokes.

Commercial Gothic Letter Y

Illustrating letter Y in Commercial Gothic using correct strokes.

The diagram shows how to write Commercial Gothic Letter Z.

Commercial Gothic Letter Z

The diagram shows how to write Commercial Gothic Letter Z.

Stroke technique for letter O in Commercial Gothic.

Commercial Gothic Letter O

Stroke technique for letter O in Commercial Gothic.

A stroke technique of writing Q in Commercial Gothic Letter.

Commercial Gothic Letter Q

A stroke technique of writing Q in Commercial Gothic Letter.

The illustration of writing C in Commercial Gothic lettering.

Commercial Gothic Letter C

The illustration of writing C in Commercial Gothic lettering.

A stroke technique in writing Commercial Gothic Letter G.

Commercial Gothic Letter G

A stroke technique in writing Commercial Gothic Letter G.

An illustration of writing Commercial Gothic Letter D.

Commercial Gothic Letter D

An illustration of writing Commercial Gothic Letter D.

The term shuttle loom refers to any loom that uses a shuttle. Most looms use a shuttle of some sort, however there are some shuttle-less looms. A shuttle is a tool designed to neatly and compactly store weft yarn while weaving. Shuttles are thrown or passed back and forth through the shed, between the yarn threats of the warp in order to weave in the weft.

Shuttle for Looms

The term shuttle loom refers to any loom that uses a shuttle. Most looms use a shuttle of some sort,…

An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity instead of powered manually or by other sources of energy, specifically in order to wind the mainspring or to drive the pendulum or oscillator.

Electric Energy Clock

An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity instead of powered manually or by other…

This device was used by a hairdresser. A hairdresser is a universal term referring to someone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting and hair texture techniques.

Hair Dresser Apparatus

This device was used by a hairdresser. A hairdresser is a universal term referring to someone whose…

Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, they are compact, low power optical magnification devices, usually used at performance events, whose name is derived from traditional use at opera performances. Magnification power below 5x is usually desired in these circumstances in order to minimize image shake and maintain a large enough field of view. A magnification of 3x is normally recommended. The design of many modern opera glasses of the ornamental variety is based on the popular lorgnettes of the nineteenth century

Opera Glass

Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, they are compact, low power…

In domestic work of the fourteenth century, the chimney piece was greatly increased in order to allow of the members of the family sitting on either side of the fire on the hearth, and in these cases great beams of timber were employed to carry the hood; in such cases the fireplace was so deeply recessed as to become externally an important architectural feature, as at Haddon Hall.

Large Brickwork Mantel

In domestic work of the fourteenth century, the chimney piece was greatly increased in order to allow…

An illustration showing how to write Commercial Gothic Letter U using correct strokes.

Commercial Gothic Letter U

An illustration showing how to write Commercial Gothic Letter U using correct strokes.

A Commercial Gothic Letter J stroke technique.

Commercial Gothic Letter J

A Commercial Gothic Letter J stroke technique.

A correct stroke technique illustrating Commercial Gothic Letter P.

Commercial Gothic Letter P

A correct stroke technique illustrating Commercial Gothic Letter P.

An illustration of writing Commercial Gothic Letter R using correct strokes.

Commercial Gothic Letter R

An illustration of writing Commercial Gothic Letter R using correct strokes.

Correct stroke technique in writing Commercial Gothic Letter B.

Commercial Gothic Letter B

Correct stroke technique in writing Commercial Gothic Letter B.

An illustration of writing Commercial Gothic Letter S.

Commercial Gothic Letter S

An illustration of writing Commercial Gothic Letter S.

Commercial Gothic stroke for Number 4.

Commercial Gothic Number 4

Commercial Gothic stroke for Number 4.

Commercial Gothic Number 8 with stroke order.

Commercial Gothic Number 8

Commercial Gothic Number 8 with stroke order.

An alternate stroke order for Commercial Gothic Number 8.

Alternate Commercial Gothic Number 8

An alternate stroke order for Commercial Gothic Number 8.

Commercial Gothic Number 3 stroke order.

Commercial Gothic Number 3

Commercial Gothic Number 3 stroke order.

Correct Commercial Gothic stroke order of Number 2.

Commercial Gothic Number 2

Correct Commercial Gothic stroke order of Number 2.

Commercial Gothic stroke order of Number 0.

Commercial Gothic Number 0

Commercial Gothic stroke order of Number 0.

"The single stroke inclined letter made to a slope of between 60 and 70 degrees is preferred by perhaps a majority of draftsman. The order and direction of strokes for the capitals of this form will be the same as in the upright form, but these letters are usually not extended." —French, 1911

Inclined Capital Letters

"The single stroke inclined letter made to a slope of between 60 and 70 degrees is preferred by perhaps…

A full alphabet and numbers of inclined caps with stroke order.

Inclined Capital Full Alphabet

A full alphabet and numbers of inclined caps with stroke order.

A stroke order of writing letter I using Inclined Capital technique.

Inclined Capital Letter I

A stroke order of writing letter I using Inclined Capital technique.

Stroke technique for writing A in Inclined Capital.

Inclined Capital Letter A

Stroke technique for writing A in Inclined Capital.

Writing Inclined Capital letter V using proper stroke order.

Inclined Capital Letter V

Writing Inclined Capital letter V using proper stroke order.

Proper stroke order for writing letter W in Inclined Capital.

Inclined Capital Letter W

Proper stroke order for writing letter W in Inclined Capital.

The illustration shows the proper strokes in writing Inclined Capital letter X.

Inclined Capital Letter X

The illustration shows the proper strokes in writing Inclined Capital letter X.

The inclined Capital letter Y with stroke directions.

Inclined Capital Letter Y

The inclined Capital letter Y with stroke directions.

Proper technique in writing letter O in inclined Capital.

Inclined Capital Letter O

Proper technique in writing letter O in inclined Capital.

An illustration on writing inclined Capital letter Z.

Inclined Capital Letter Z

An illustration on writing inclined Capital letter Z.

The illustration of writing the Inclined Capital letter Q using proper strokes.

Inclined Capital Letter Q

The illustration of writing the Inclined Capital letter Q using proper strokes.

The illustration of writing the Inclined Capital letter C using proper strokes.

Inclined Capital Letter C

The illustration of writing the Inclined Capital letter C using proper strokes.