corbie-steps

The step-like decoration along the upper edge of a gable in Flemish, Dutch, Scottish and Art Nouveau designs. The uppermost step is called the crow-stone. See also Ziggurat. Photo from Lewes, Delaware, 2011. (Ontario Architecture, 2005)

The step-like decoration along the upper edge of a gable in Flemish, Dutch, Scottish and Art Nouveau designs. The uppermost step is called the crow-stone. See also Ziggurat. Photo from Lewes, Delaware, 2011. (Ontario Architecture, 2005)