Architecture Guide

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Classic Moulding

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Mouldings are narrow, decorative strips of wood or plaster used around doors and windows and at the structural intersections of walls.

Six classic moulding types include:

Cavetto , a concave, semi-circle moulding, where the top edge juts over the bottom.


Cyma Recta , a slightly rounded convex shape that bulges more near the bottom.


Cyma Reversa , a slightly rounded convex shape that bulges more near the top.


Ovolo , a moulding with a quarter-elliptical profile.


Scotia , a receding, concave moulding where the bottom ridge juts in front of the upper.


Torus , a bulbous, semi-circular, convex shape.