Vitruvian scroll

English

Detail of a building showing the Vitruvian scroll pattern rendered in terra cotta

Noun

Vitruvian scroll (plural Vitruvian scrolls)

1. (architecture) A scroll pattern used in borders and architectural mouldings, resembling waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end.

Synonyms

• wave scroll

Translations

pattern

• Finnish: juokseva koira (fi), kierukkanauha (fi), Vitruviuksen kierukka
• German: Wasserwogenband n
• Swedish: löpande hund c

Further reading

• Vitruvian scroll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia