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Cornice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 5 <br /> , . . . <br /> -� , 4 �� <br /> �-.. �--: � <br /> . � <br /> � <br /> � �•.�' ... . M�, �- ..�.�:- <br /> A wide box cornice A close cornice An open cornice <br /> with lookouts <br /> Additional more-obscure varieties of cornice include the architrave cornice, bracketed cornice, cavetto <br /> cornice, and modillion cornice.�4� <br /> Cornice return <br /> A cornice return is an architectural detail that occurs where the <br /> horizontal cornice of a roof connects to the rake of a gable.�3�P 67 ,� � <br /> 1: � ��� <br /> It is a short horizontal extension of the cornice that occurs on <br /> , '� _�� �� <br /> each side of the gable end of the building (see picture of the �� ���"`'� � <br /> �� �� , <br /> Harnosands radhus with two of these). The two most common � � <br /> ,�-��_ <br /> types of cornice return are the Greek return and the so�t return ���. ��- � ..� -� �.��, <br /> (also called a boxed or box soffit return). The former includes a �� - �� , � � �� � <br /> sloped hip-shape on the inside of the cornice under the eaves � �� � ���, �� �� <br /> ; j �� > -� <br /> which is sheathed or shingled like the rest of the roof above it � ;� a� � ; �'�;� <br /> and is considered very attractive; the latter is a simple return A gable roof with cwo cornice <br /> without these features.�5� returns. <br /> As window treatment <br /> The term cornice may also be used to describe a form of hard window treatment along the top edge of a <br /> window. When used in this context, a cornice represents a board (usually wood) placed above the <br /> window to conceal the mechanism for opening and closing drapes. If covered in a layer of cloth and <br /> given padding, it is sometimes called a soft cornice rather than a hard cornice. <br /> Gallery <br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornice 1/27/2016 <br />