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Rocaille
Asymmetrical ornament of shells, rocks, foam, C- and S-curves developed in France in the 1720s–30s, from which the word Rococo derives.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Renaissance and Baroque.
A feature of Rococo architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Rill · Rise · Riser · Riwaq · Roji · Roof comb · Roof garden · Rose window