Vitruvian scroll
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The Vitruvian scroll is a pattern used in architectural molding. It is also known as the Vitruvian wave, wave scroll, or running dog pattern.[1] The pattern resembles waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end.
"Vitruvian" refers to the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio ("Vitruvius") who wrote the oldest extant book on architecture,[2] which describes some of the classical architectural orders.
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- ^ "Running-dog pattern". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Britannica. 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Vitruvius, "The Ten Books on Architecture"
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