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The Vitruvian scroll is a scroll pattern used in architectural moldings and borders in other media. 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.

Gallery

Ancient Greek Vitruvian scrolls under the lip of the Vix Krater, c.530 BC, bronze, Musée du Pays Châtillonnais, Châtillon-sur-Seine, France^[3]
Ancient Greek Vitruvian scrolls on the handle of the Vix Krater
Etruscan Vitruvian scrolls at the top of a kantharos, 2nd half of the 4th century BC, terracotta, Louvre
Roman Vitruvian scrolls on a mosaic (only the bottom border survived), 2nd-4th centuries, mosaic, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Roman Vitruvian scrolls on a mosaic with animals, 4th century AD, mosaic, Louvre
Baroque door with Vitruvian scrolls friezes of the Hôtel de Beauvais, Paris, by Antoine Lepautre, 1657-1660
Louis XVI style vase with a medallion, swans and Vitruvian scrolls, by Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Genest and the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, designed in 1766, produced in c.1767, soft-paste porcelain, Louvre
Art Deco window grill with stylized Vitruvian scrolls in Bulevardul Hristo Botev no. 26, Bucharest, Romania, unknown architect, c.1930

References

^ "Running-dog pattern". Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica. 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
^ Vitruvius, "The Ten Books on Architecture"
^ Papaioannou, Kostas (1975). L’art grec (in French). Mazenod. p. 173.

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[1] "Running-dog pattern". Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica. 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.

[2] Vitruvius, "The Ten Books on Architecture"

[3] Papaioannou, Kostas (1975). L’art grec (in French). Mazenod. p. 173.

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+{{short description|Scroll pattern used in architectural decoration}}
-[[Image:Wave scroll.jpg|thumb|right|Detail of a building showing the Vitruvian scroll pattern rendered in [[terra cotta]]]]
+[[File:Lee School, Beechview, 2022-09-11, Vitruvian scroll.jpg|thumb|Vitruvian scroll pattern]]
-The '''Vitruvian scroll''' is a pattern used in architectural [[molding (decorative)|molding]].  It is also known as the '''Vitruvian wave''', '''wave scroll''', or '''running dog pattern'''.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Running-dog pattern | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica | publisher=Britannica | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | year=2013 | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/512826/running-dog-pattern}}</ref>  The pattern resembles waves in water or a series of parchment [[scrolls]] viewed on end.
+The '''Vitruvian scroll''' is a [[scroll (art)|scroll]] pattern used in architectural [[molding (decorative)|moldings]] and borders in other media.  It is also known as the '''Vitruvian wave''', '''wave scroll''', or '''running dog pattern'''.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title=Running-dog pattern | encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica | publisher=Britannica | access-date=March 15, 2013 | year=2013 | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/512826/running-dog-pattern}}</ref>  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]],<ref>Vitruvius, "The Ten Books on Architecture"</ref> which describes some of the classical [[architectural orders]].
+"Vitruvian" refers to the Roman architect [[Marcus Vitruvius Pollio]] ("Vitruvius"), who wrote the oldest extant [[De architectura|book on architecture]],<ref>Vitruvius, "The Ten Books on Architecture"</ref> which describes some of the classical [[architectural orders]].
-== References ==
+==Gallery==
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="170px">
+File:CratèreVixDétail1.jpg|[[Ancient Greek art|Ancient Greek]] Vitruvian scrolls under the lip of the [[Vix Krater]], {{circa}}530 BC, bronze, [[Musée du Pays Châtillonnais]], [[Châtillon-sur-Seine]], France<ref>{{cite book|last1=Papaioannou|first1=Kostas|title=L’art grec|date=1975|publisher=Mazenod|isbn=|page=173|url=|language=fr}}</ref>
+File:Châtillon-sur-Seine (21) Musée du Pays Châtillonnais - Cratère de Vix - 03.jpg|Ancient Greek Vitruvian scrolls on the handle of the Vix Krater
+File:Canthare janiforme 02.JPG|[[Etruscan art|Etruscan]] Vitruvian scrolls at the top of a [[kantharos]], 2nd half of the 4th century BC, terracotta, [[Louvre]]
+File:Mosaics, Worcester Art Museum - IMG 7580 (cropped).JPG|[[Roman art|Roman]] Vitruvian scrolls on a mosaic (only the bottom border survived), 2nd-4th centuries, mosaic, [[Worcester Art Museum]], [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]], US
+File:Daphné, racemi a volute popolati di animali, IV sec. 02.JPG|Roman Vitruvian scrolls on a mosaic with animals, 4th century AD, mosaic, [[Louvre]]
+File:Hotel de Beauvais portes.jpg|[[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] door with Vitruvian scrolls [[frieze]]s of the [[Hôtel de Beauvais]], Paris, by [[Antoine Lepautre]], 1657-1660
+File:Vase avec des cygnes - Manufacture de Sèvres - Musée du Louvre Objets d'Art OA 11024.jpg|[[Louis XVI style]] vase with a [[medallion (architecture)|medallion]], swans and Vitruvian scrolls, by [[Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Genest]] and the [[Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory]], designed in 1766, produced in {{circa}}1767, soft-paste porcelain, Louvre
+File:26 Bulevardul Hristo Botev, Bucharest (03).jpg|[[Art Deco]] window grill with stylized Vitruvian scrolls in [[Bulevardul Hristo Botev]] no. 26, [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], unknown architect, {{circa}}1930
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Meander (art)]]
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
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+[[Category:Ornaments]]
+[[Category:Visual motifs]]
 [[Category:Architectural elements]]