Bead and reel is an architectural motif, usually found in sculptures, moldings and numismatics. It consists in a thin line where beadlike elements alternate with cylindrical ones.[1][2] It is found throughout the modern Western world in architectural detail, particularly on Greek/Roman style buildings, wallpaper borders, and interior moulding design. It is often used in combination with the egg-and-dart motif.[3]
According to art historian John Boardman, the bead and reels motif was entirely developed in Greece from motifs derived from the turning techniques used for wood and metal, and was first employed in stone sculpture in Greece during the 6th century BC. The motif then spread to Persia, Egypt and the Hellenistic world, and as far as India, where it can be found on the abacus part of some of the Pillars of Ashoka or the Pataliputra capital. [4] Bead and reel motifs can be found abundantly in Greek and Hellenistic sculpture and on the border of Hellenistic coins.
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Ancient Greek bead and reel on the base of a capital from the ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey, unknown architect or sculptor, c.300-150 BC[5]
Bead and reel at the base of the capital of a Pillar of Ashoka, in Vaishali, India, unknown architect or sculptor, 3rd century BC
Ancient Greek Ionic capital with bead and reel, from the Temple of Artemis Leukophryene at Magnesia on the Maeander, 2nd century BC, unknown type of stone, Pergamon Museum, Berlin
Islamic bead and reel on a cornice, circa 705-715, limestone, Pergamon Museum
Art Nouveau frieze with festoons, bordered at the top by a bead and reel strip, in Calea Dorobanților no. 50A, Bucharest, Romania, unknown architect or sculptor, c.1900
Art Deco bead and reel on Piața Mihail Kogălniceanu no. 1, Bucharest, unknown architect or sculptor, c.1930
^"bead and reel". Glossary Medieval Art and Architecture. pitt.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^"Bead and Reel". artlandia.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan. p. 256.
^John Boardman, "The Origins of Indian Stone Architecture", p.16 and others [1]
^"Temple of Apollo at Didyma". brown.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^John Summerson (1963). The Classical Language of Architecture. London and New York City: Thames & Hudson. p. 76.
January 01, 1970
bead, reel, architectural, motif, usually, found, sculptures, moldings, numismatics, consists, thin, line, where, beadlike, elements, alternate, with, cylindrical, ones, found, throughout, modern, western, world, architectural, detail, particularly, greek, rom. Bead and reel is an architectural motif usually found in sculptures moldings and numismatics It consists in a thin line where beadlike elements alternate with cylindrical ones 1 2 It is found throughout the modern Western world in architectural detail particularly on Greek Roman style buildings wallpaper borders and interior moulding design It is often used in combination with the egg and dart motif 3 Roman bead and reel on a fragment of the entablature from the courtyard colonnades of the Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus Baalbek Lebanon 2nd century AD limestone Pergamon Museum Berlin According to art historian John Boardman the bead and reels motif was entirely developed in Greece from motifs derived from the turning techniques used for wood and metal and was first employed in stone sculpture in Greece during the 6th century BC The motif then spread to Persia Egypt and the Hellenistic world and as far as India where it can be found on the abacus part of some of the Pillars of Ashoka or the Pataliputra capital 4 Bead and reel motifs can be found abundantly in Greek and Hellenistic sculpture and on the border of Hellenistic coins Gallery edit nbsp Ancient Greek bead and reel on the base of a capital from the ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma Turkey unknown architect or sculptor c 300 150 BC 5 nbsp Bead and reel at the base of the capital of a Pillar of Ashoka in Vaishali India unknown architect or sculptor 3rd century BC nbsp Frieze of the lost capital of the Allahabad pillar with two lotuses framing a flame palmette surrounded by small rosette flowers over a band of bead and reel 3rd century BC unknown material Allahabad Museum Prayagraj India nbsp Gold 20 stater of Eucratides I within a bead and reel border 2nd century BC Cabinet des Medailles Paris nbsp Ancient Greek Ionic capital with bead and reel from the Temple of Artemis Leukophryene at Magnesia on the Maeander 2nd century BC unknown type of stone Pergamon Museum Berlin nbsp Islamic bead and reel on a cornice circa 705 715 limestone Pergamon Museum nbsp Renaissance entablature with bead and reel of the Lescot Wing of the Louvre Palace Paris by Pierre Lescot 1546 1551 6 nbsp Art Nouveau frieze with festoons bordered at the top by a bead and reel strip in Calea Dorobanților no 50A Bucharest Romania unknown architect or sculptor c 1900 nbsp Art Deco bead and reel on Piața Mihail Kogălniceanu no 1 Bucharest unknown architect or sculptor c 1930See also editPearl circleReferences edit bead and reel Glossary Medieval Art and Architecture pitt edu Retrieved 12 August 2016 Bead and Reel artlandia com Retrieved 12 August 2016 Sturgis Russell 1901 A Dictionary of Architecture and Building Volume I Macmillan p 256 John Boardman The Origins of Indian Stone Architecture p 16 and others 1 Temple of Apollo at Didyma brown edu Retrieved 6 March 2024 John Summerson 1963 The Classical Language of Architecture London and New York City Thames amp Hudson p 76 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bead and reel amp oldid 1212170062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
