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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture But John, the outline encloses an internal space... ;-) Actually, he sent me this one because it showed the shape so clearly. Variations on this round shouldered form are all over the place in the West -- from ca. the 9th century through the mid-19th -- on roof lines, tombstones, stelae, windows, wall paintings, doorways... Curiouser and curiouser... Thanks to all of you. I've forwarded the urls Chris provided to my friend to enable him to see "the real thing." Marjorie, my Petite Larousse doesn't have the illustrations :-( So, what we would we call the early Lutheran specialty in tombstones -- a round arch with dropped square shoulders (the darndest things are turning up on search of ancient/medieval/renaissance tombstones/grave markers). Thanks again, Rochelle John Briggs wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Christopher Crockett wrote: > >> >> the "shouldered round" arch suggested by John Briggs might do, though >> there might well be another name for the thing i'm not aware of. > > I'd still go for "shouldered round arch" for that shape enclosing an > internal space, but I'm completely baffled as to what to call the same > shape > as an external outline. > > John Briggs > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html