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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2 ed.)

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2010
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Art & Architecture
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A female mask with a ruff round the head and under the chin, it was a popular motif in 18th-century French decoration....

Espagnolette

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

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Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Art & Architecture
Length:
54 words

Term used in English in two unrelated senses. It can denote either the hinged fastening of a French window or

mascaron

mascaron  

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Representation of a human or partly human face, more or less caricatured, used as an architectural ornament, e.g. on a keystone over an arch.

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