In architecture and furniture design, margent is an
ornament consisting of a vertical arrangement of flowers leaves, or hanging vines. It was common in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. This
motif was developed as a complement to other decorative ornaments, hanging as "drops" at the ends of a
festoon or swag. Margent can be used to accentuate the vertical lines of window frames and centered in ornamental
panels.
Gallery
File:Desiderio da settignano, tabernacolo del ss. sacramento, 1461, 11.JPG, Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...
margent on the San Lorenzo Tabernacle, by Desiderio da Settignano and Baccio da Montelupo, 1461, marble, Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025.
Florence ...
, Italy
File:Santa-Maria-dei-Miracoli Main Portal.JPG, Renaissance margents on two pilaster
In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an ext ...
s of the entrance of the Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
, by Pietro Lombardo, 1481-1489
File:Entrée escalier SO.jpg, Renaissance margents on two pilasters in Hôtel d'Alluye, Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours.
With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the mos ...
, France, unknown architect or sculptor, 1498 (or 1500)-1508
File:Door with the emblem of Francis I - OA 5941 - Louvre (01).jpg, Renaissance margents on two pilasters of a door with the emblem of Francis I, 1515-1547, oak and metal, Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...
File:Glasgow Central railway station - geograph.org.uk - 5061162.jpg, Renaissance Revival
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th-century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of ...
margents on pilasters of the Hielanman's Umbrella, Glasgow
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, UK, unknown architect, 1879
File:Detail of the pilaster between a pair of windows, on the D.A. Sturdza House from Bucharest (Romania).jpg, Renaissance Revival margent on a pilaster of the Dimitrie Sturdza House ( Strada Arthur Verona no. 13-15), Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
, Romania
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, unknown architect, 1883
See also
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Marginalia
Marginalia (or apostils) are marks made in the margin (typography), margins of a book or other document. They may be scribbles, comments, gloss (annotation), glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, drolleries, or illuminated manuscript, ...
References
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Ornaments (architecture)
Types of sculpture
History of furniture
Architectural elements
Visual motifs
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