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Isaac Kremer/ January 14, 2018/ / 0 comments
In medieval architecture, a bunch of leaves, flowers, or similar ornament, as the bosses at the intersections of ribs, and bunches of foliage in capitals. Photo from Parma Cathedral, Parma, Italy, 2018. 2. An ornamental design resembling cords which are interlaced. 3. The base of a woody branch enclosed by a subsequent growth of wood in the stem from which it rises. In the structural grading of a wood piece, knots are restricted by size and location. (Harris, 1977)