Margent

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Margent decoration sculpted in plaster from Meyer's Handbook of Ornament

In architecture and furniture design, margent is an ornament consisting of a vertical arrangement of flowers leaves, or hanging vines. It was common in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. This motif was developed as a complement to other decorative ornaments, hanging as "drops" at the ends of a festoon or swag. Margent can be used to accentuate the vertical lines of window frames and centered in ornamental panels.

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* Renaissance margent on the San Lorenzo Tabernacle, by Desiderio da Settignano and Baccio da Montelupo, 1461, marble, Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy

* Renaissance margents on two pilasters of the entrance of the Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice, by Pietro Lombardo, 1481-1489

* Renaissance margents on two pilasters in Hôtel d'Alluye, Blois, France, unknown architect or sculptor, 1498 (or 1500)-1508

* Renaissance margents on two pilasters of a door with the emblem of Francis I, 1515-1547, oak and metal, Louvre

* Renaissance Revival margents on pilasters of the Hielanman's Umbrella, Glasgow, UK, unknown architect, 1879

* Renaissance Revival margent on a pilaster of the Dimitrie Sturdza House (Strada Arthur Verona no. 13-15), Bucharest, Romania, unknown architect, 1883[1]

* Renaissance Revival margent on a pilaster of Strada Grigore Cobălcescu no. 18, Bucharest, unknown architect, c.1890

## See also

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* Marginalia

## References

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1. ^ "Palais du Commerce". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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* Lewis, Philippa; G. Darley (1986). Dictionary of Ornament. New York: Pantheon. ISBN 0-394-50931-5.
* Swan, Abraham (1757). Collection of Design in Architecture. Volume II
* Meyer, Franz Sales (1898). Handbook of Ornament.

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Ornaments

* Acanthus
* Antefix
* Arabesque
* Ball flower
* Bead and reel
* Blackamoor
* Branchwork
* Bucranium
* Buta
* Cartouche
* Christmas
* Cornucopia
* Curlicue
* Dentil
* Dog-tooth
* Egg-and-dart
* Festoon
* Foil
* Gadrooning
* Garden/Lawn
* Garland bearers
* Girih
* Green Man
* Grotesque
* Guilloché
* Gul
* Hex sign
* Hilarri
* Hood
* Interlace
* Lintel
* Margent
* Mascaron
* Meander
* Medallion
* Millefleur
* Molding
* Moresque
* Palmette
* Plant
* Bulbous
* Grass
* Peak
* Puer mingens
* Putto
* Rais-de-cœur
* Rinceau
* Rosette
* Scroll
* Spur
* Strapwork
* Trophy of arms
* Volute (Vitruvian scroll)
* Zellige

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