tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post5481870739537901619..comments2024-03-29T05:29:51.788-07:00Comments on Rome the Second Time: MensoleDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-32169350683430472522019-03-07T20:01:33.452-08:002019-03-07T20:01:33.452-08:00ciao a Roberto e Richard - we think "corbel&q...ciao a Roberto e Richard - we think "corbel" is the word. Thanks so much, and sorry for the delay in posting your comments. D and BDianne Bennett and William Graebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020113718051468497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-62810217163936705442019-01-18T21:24:07.085-08:002019-01-18T21:24:07.085-08:00Great topic!
I think the general architectural te...Great topic!<br /><br />I think the general architectural term for these features is corbel. (See the wikipedia article) When they take human form, women supporters are known as caryatids, and may become columns or pilasters. Male would be atlas (plural atlantes). In Rome I have heard the term telamon/telamones.<br /><br />RobertoRobertohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796496909882501930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7147393486014631294.post-21063750291997096422019-01-18T03:52:18.816-08:002019-01-18T03:52:18.816-08:00They are consoles, or just brackets.They are consoles, or just brackets.Richard Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956028090422057008noreply@blogger.com