#CeilingBosses - Twitter Hashtag

9 months ago

Ornamental #ceilingbosses mounted at the junctions of #ribbedvaults in #Gothic #cathedrals often depicted #Grotesques—carvings of #greenmen meant to keep away evil. Learn more at https://t.co/yRzyKVRAUA

AlmanacAntiques's tweet photo. Ornamental #ceilingbosses mounted at the junctions of #ribbedvaults in #Gothic #cathedrals often depicted #Grotesques—carvings of #greenmen meant to keep away evil. Learn more at
https://t.co/yRzyKVRAUA https://t.co/dEdhhzkXX1

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pacoulmag @pacoulmag

about 2 years ago

#CeilingBosses A head's king, a lion and a greenman, carved bosses from, St Andrew, Cotterstock, #Northamptonshire

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Canning Liturgical Arts @CLA_1976_

over 2 years ago

Canning has worked on restoring Pugin-inspired monograms here in CT, including the #ceilingbosses #historicdecoration in the nave & aisles of St Patrick’s Cathedral Norwich during its #restoration. In architecture, a boss is a #decorative knob on a ceiling, wall or sculpture.