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What is a bolection?

What is a bolection? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (architecture) A moulding that covers a joint, especially between joints between surfaces on different levels.
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The eight portraits were set into the panelling and were framed within matching, painted bolection mouldings.
A section of the bolection mould planted on the frame is shown in the lower figure.
If they wrap around the end of the rail or stile, they are bolection mouldings.
Bolection moulds are used to frame inset panels or to create mock panels by planting them on flat surfaces.
In the formal dining room, a bolection moulded painted fireplace with chimney piece takes pride of place.
If the joint has square edges a rebate may be formed to accommodate a panel by fixing a bolection moulding around the frame.

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