Wörterbuch (en): Baroque strapwork
- Baroque strapwork
de:
Bandelwerk (nt)
fr:
Garniture de volutes (f)
it:
Guarnizione barocca alle volute (f)
es:
Lacería (f)
It is a flat ornament, which was used especially around 1700-1720 in the time of the Régence. It resembles the arabesque and acanthus leaves, but the leafy tendrils are replaced by fine curved bands and decorated with flowers.