Spandrel

A spandrel^[1] is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame, between the tops of two adjacent arches,^[2] or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square. They are frequently filled with decorative elements.

^ less often spandril or splaundrel
^ Dutton, Denis (2009). The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780199539420.

[1] ss often spandril or splaundrel

[2] Dutton, Denis (2009). The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780199539420.

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