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Spandrels
On
a covered porch, the space between the porch posts on the ceiling
was a great place for designers of Victorian homes to decorate.
Thus the spandrel was
born. The spandrel is a primarily decorative
element, and early versions looked similar to a
latter running horizontally between the tops of the columns.
Eventually the spandrel was expanded to include turnings,
curved elements, and
decorative fretwork. Because
it is primarily decorative, spandrel designs are limited only
by the designer's imagination. |
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