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Polylobed arch
Also called polylobed arches, multifoil arch, cusped arch
An arch whose intrados is cut into a series of lobes or foils; much used in Córdoba and in Mughal architecture (as the cusped arch).
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Islamic World.
A feature of Moorish (Western Islamic) architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Podium · Pointed arch · Pointed architecture · Polygonal masonry · Porch · Portico · Post-and-lintel · Pozzolana