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In architecture and the decorative arts, a rinceau (plural rinceaux; from the French language, derived from old French rain 'branch with foliage') is a decorative form consisting of a continuous wavy stemlike motif from which smaller leafy stems or groups of leaves branch out at more or less regular intervals. The English term scroll is more often used in English, especially when the pattern is regular, repeating along a narrow zone. In English "rinceau" tends to be used where the design spreads across a wider zone, in a similar style to an Islamic art arabesque pattern.
The use of rinceaux is frequent in the friezes of Roman buildings, where it is generally found in a frieze, the middle element of an entablature, just below the cornice. It is also decorated in the jamb ornaments and capitals of Romanesque structures and in friezes and panels of buildings in the various Renaissance styles, where tiny animals or human heads also appear.Cf. J. Ward, Historic Ornament: Treatise on Decorative Art and Architectural Ornament, BiblioBazaar (2009), s.v. Rinceau.
The rinceau experienced a return to the simpler Classic style in the 17th century, and in the subsequent century it was applied more freely, without a strict repetition of identical forms.Cf. A. Speltz, The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts, Portland (1989), s.v.
File:Hades and Persephone, Vergina.jpg|Hades and Persephone, 340 BC, pigments on marble, Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, Vergina, Greece (2025). 9780714875026, Phaidon. ISBN 9780714875026
File:Crátera de volutas del Pintor de Copenhague 4223 - M.A.N. 03.jpg|Ancient Greek rinceaux on a krater, by the painter of Copenhagen 4223, 340-320 BC, ceramic, National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, Spain
File:Θεσσαλονίκη - Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο 1443.jpg|Ancient Greek rinceaux on a larnax of Philip II, 330-320 BC, gold and enamel, Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai, Vergina, Greece (2025). 9780500022368, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500022368
File:Didyma 2013-03-25zd.jpg|Ancient Greek rinceaux on a capital from the ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey, unknown architect or sculptor, 300-150 BC
File:Neptune Amphitrite mosaic Herculaneum.jpg|Polychrome Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, 70 BC, mosaic, Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite, Herculaneum Archaeological Park, Ercolano, Italy (2025). 9780500519592, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500519592
File:Lupercale a colori.JPG|Polychrome Roman rinceau in an arabesque on the Ara Pacis, Rome, unknown architect and sculptors, 13-9 BC
File:The Lansdowne Throne of Apollo LACMA 50.33.14.jpg|Roman rinceaux at the top of a throne of Apollo, late 1st century BC, marble, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, US
File:Bronze Tripod with sphinxes (51356536092).jpg|Roman rinceaux on a tripod with sphinxes, late 1st century BC-1st century AD, bronze, National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy
File:Palmyra CarvedGrapes.JPG|Roman rinceaux of the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria, unknown architect or sculptor, 32 AD
File:12.8 Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus.JPG|Roman rinceau of the Temple of Hadrianus, Ephesus, Turkey, unknown architect or sculptor, 117-118 AD
File:Pannello di paste vitree con racemi e grifone, forse dalla villa di lucio vero, II sec..JPG|Roman rinceaux on a panel with a griffin from the Villa of Lucio Vero, 2nd century, vitreous paste panel, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome
File:Sarcofago di costanza, 354 ca., da via nomentana, 07.JPG|Late Roman-early Byzantine art rinceaux on the Sarcophagus of Constantina, 340, porphyry, Vatican Museums, Vatican City
File:Mausoleo di galla placidia, int., cervi alla fonte di sx 01.JPG|Late Roman-early Byzantine rinceaux in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy, unknown architect or craftsman, 425-450
File:Battisterno Neoniano (Interno 4).jpg|Late Roman-early Byzantine rinceaux in the Baptistery of Neon, Ravenna, unknown architect or craftsman, 5th century
File:Basilica of San Vitale - Lamb of God mosaic.jpg|Byzantine rinceaux on a ceiling of Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, unknown architect or craftsman, begun in 532 and consecrated in 548 (2025). 9780714848105, Phaidon. ISBN 9780714848105
File:Ravenna San Vitale 204.jpg|Byzantine rinceaux on a ceiling of Basilica of San Vitale, unknown architect or craftsman, begun in 532 and consecrated in 548 (2025). 9780714848105, Phaidon. ISBN 9780714848105
File:Ravenna Museo Arcivescovile 174.jpg|Byzantine rinceaux with animals on the Throne of Archbishop Maximian of Ravenna, 546-556, ivory, Archiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna (2025). 9780714848105, Phaidon. ISBN 9780714848105
File:Banteay Srei (9719544389).jpg|Khmer rinceaux on Banteay Srei, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, unknown architect or sculptor, 10th century
File:Scuola veneto-bizantina, plutei marmorei del 1050-1100 ca.jpg|Byzantine rinceaux on a panel with peacocks, 1100, marble, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, Italy (2025). 9780714848105, Phaidon. ISBN 9780714848105
File:Bury Bible - F1v - Frater Ambrosius.jpg|Romanesque art rinceaux on a page from the Bury Bible, by Master Hugo, 1135-1140, illumination on parchment, Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, the UK
File:Kästchen mit Hof- und Liebesszenen-WUS04628.jpg|Romanesque rinceaux on a casket of courtly love, both on the lid and on the rest, 1180, champlevé enamel om gilded copper, British Museum, London (2025). 9780500022368, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500022368
File:Calligraphy on the arches of Quwwat Ul-Islam mosque, Qtub minar complex.jpg|Mughal rinceaux on the Quwwat ul-Islam Mosque from the Qutb Minar complex, Delhi, India, unknown architect, 1198 (2025). 9780500022368, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500022368
File:Portail Saint-Jean (cathédrale de Rouen) 08.jpg|Gothic rinceaux next to the door of the Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France, unknown architect, 12th century
File:Door details of Notre-Dame de Paris (14708170374).jpg|Gothic rinceaux ironwork on a door of the Notre-Dame de Paris, attributed to the locksmith Biscornet, 12th-13th centuries
File:Mont saint-quentin (somme), armadio da sacrestia, xiv sec.JPG|Gothic rinceaux ironwork on an armoire, 14th century, wood and iron, Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris
File:Large Bowl (Wan) with Floral Scrolls LACMA M.52.2.2.jpg|Chinese art rinceau on a bowl, 1368-1450, porcelain, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, US
File:Codex Sal IXc Boot.jpg|Gothic rinceaux on a page of the Codex Salemitanus IX c, 15th century, tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Heidelberg University Library, Heidelberg, Germany
File:The Adoration of the Magi - Google Art Project (zwGKRfS0QtAwBw).jpg|Gothic art rinceau on a page with the adoration of the magi from an illuminated manuscript, 1415-1420, tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Getty Center, Los Angeles
File:French - Leaf from Book of Hours - Walters W26976R.jpg|Gothic rinceau on a leaf from a book of hours, 1460, parchment with ink, paint, and gold, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, US
AlbiCathédrale Plafond.jpg|Renaissance rinceaux in the Albi Cathedral, Albi, France, unknown painter, 1480
File:Israhel van Meckenem, Circular Ornament with Musicians Playing near a Well, c. 1495-1503, NGA 3375.jpg|Gothic rinceaux, part of a circular artwork with musicians playing near a well, by Israhel van Meckenem, 1495-1503, engraving, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., US
File:Ardabil Carpet rotate.jpg|Safavid art rinceau on the Ardabil Carpet, by Maqsud of Kashan, 1539-1540, wool and silk, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
File:Iranian Tiles 1.JPG|Islamic rinceaux of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, designed by architect Ostad Mohammad Reza Isfahani, 1603-1619
File:Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf 3.jpg|Baroque rinceaux with putti painted on the boiserie of a room from the Hôtel Colbert de Villacerf, now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, unknown architect, sculptor and painter, 1650
File:My kind of jewelry box (30079398526).jpg|Baroque rinceaux on the chest for Louis XIV's gems, mid-17th century, repoussé and chiselled gold over a wooden core, Louvre (2025). 9781844848997, Parkstone International. ISBN 9781844848997
File:5 Rue de Thorigny, Paris (09).jpg|Baroque rinceaux in the Hôtel Salé (now the Musée Picasso), Paris, designed by Jean Boulier de Bourges, 1656-1659
File:Annibale grifoni, piano per tavolino con orfeo, 1660-79 ca. (carpi) scagliola.JPG|Baroque rinceaux on a table top with Orpheus, by Annibale Grifoni, 1660-1679, unknown materials, Villa medicea di Cerreto Guidi, Cerreto Guidi, Italy
File:Detail of the Galerie d'Apollon (36).jpg|Baroque rinceaux on boiserie in the Galerie d'Apollon, Louvre Palace, by Louis Le Vau and Charles Le Brun, after 1661 (2025). 9780500025444, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500025444
File:Santa Caterina (Palermo) 17 07 2019 26.jpg|Baroque marble inlayed rinceaux in the Santa Caterina, Palermo, unknown architect of craftsman, 17th century
File:Palatul Brâncovenesc, Potlogi, DB, 4.JPG|Brâncovenesc grape rinceau of a railing of the Potlogi Palace, Potlogi, Romania, unknown architect or sculptor, 1698
File:Nicolas Sageot (attr.) Armoire Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris 001.jpg|Baroque rinceaux on an armoire, attributed to Nicolas Sageot, 1710, oak, marquetry of tortoiseshell on a brass background, Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris
File:Commode MET DP108735.jpg|Baroque rinceaux on a commode, by André-Charles Boulle, 1710–1720, walnut veneered with ebony, marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, and gilt-bronze mounts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
File:Château de Versailles, appartement du Dauphin, bibliothèque, corniche.jpg|Rococo rinceaux in the Bibliothèque du Dauphin du Château de Versailles, Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France, unknown architect, early or mid-18th century
File:India 2015-187 (17164938015).jpg|Mughal and European-influenced rinceaux of the Peacock Gate of the City Palace, Jaipur, India, unknown architect or painter, 1729-1732
File:Belsay Hall - Pillar Hall (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1476528.jpg|Neoclassical rinceaux railing in the Belsay Hall, Belsay, Northumberland, the UK, by Sir Charles Monck, 1810-1817
Pair of Spindle Vases - OA 11090 - Louvre (08).jpg|Neoclassicism rinceaux on a vase, by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, 1814, hard-paste porcelain with platinum background and gilt bronze mounts, Louvre
Notre-Dame de Paris - Tapis monumental du chœur - 028.jpg|Gothic Revival rinceau on the choir carpet of Notre-Dame de Paris, by the Gobelins Manufactory, 1825-1833, textile, Notre-Dame de Paris
File:CdF de Graissessac a Béziers 1853.jpg|Neoclassical rinceaux on a stock certificate, unknown illustrator, 1852, ink on paper, unknown location
File:Fontaine Saint-Michel (Paris), rinceaux, Noémie Constant 01.jpg|Renaissance Revival rinceaux with putti of the Fontaine Saint-Michel, Place Saint-Michel, Paris, designed by Gabriel Davioud, 1858-1860
File:Decorative arts in the Louvre - Room 545 (02).jpg|Baroque Revival rinceaux with putti on a ceiling in the apartments of the minister of state, currently known as the Napoleon III Apartments, Louvre Palace, unknown architect or sculptor, 1860
File:Rue des Vinaigriers (Paris), numéro 57, linteau 01.jpg|Neoclassical rinceaux with a mascaron of Rue des Vinaigriers no. 57, Paris, designed by E. Escudie, 1882
File:Grille at an entrance of the Salle Favart (Paris).jpg|Neoclassical rinceaux on a grille at an entrance of the Salle Favart, Paris, probably designed by Louis Bernier, 1893-1898
File:Praha Nove Mesto Vaclavske namesti 12 d.jpg|Highly stylized Vienna Secession rinceaux of Peterkův dům, Prague, Czech Republic, by Jan Kotěra and Vilém Tierhier, 1899
File:Dresden - Brandversicherungsanstalt Dresden (Gebäude) - 20210715120839.jpg|Art Nouveau painted rinceaux in the Brandversicherungsanstalt, Dresden, Germany, designed by Oswald Haenel, 1899-1901
File:Grave of Georgiev Brothers in the Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest, Romania (05).jpg|Romanian Revival rinceau on the Gheorghieff Brothers Tomb, Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania, by Ion Mincu, 1900
PetitPalaisParisIngresso.jpg|Beaux Arts rinceau on the Petit Palais, Paris, by Charles Giraud, 1900 (2025). 9780500291481, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500291481
File:2 Strada Zborului, Bucharest (05).jpg|Beaux Arts over door with rinceaux in Strada Zborului no. 2, Bucharest, unknown architect or designer, 1900
File:4 Strada Temișana, Bucharest (03).jpg|Gothic Revival rinceaux with cartouche of Strada Temișana no. 4, Bucharest, unknown architect, 1900
File:Bruselas, fachadas 03.jpg|Art Nouveau sgraffito rinceaux on the Maison Beukman, Brussels, Belgium! by Albert Roosenboom, 1900
File:50 avenue de Ségur, Paris 15e.jpg|Art Nouveau rinceaux around the entrance door of Avenue de Ségur no. 50, Paris, by Gabriel Ruprich-Robert, 1900
File:Immeuble Lavirotte, Paris 7e 5.jpg|Art Nouveau rinceaux on the of Lavirotte Building (Avenue Rapp no. 29), Paris, designed by Jules Lavirotte and decorated with sculpture and ceramic tiles made by Alexandre Bigot, 1901
File:Maison Henri Jacobs - Sgraffite 1.JPG|Art Nouveau sgraffito rinceaux on the Maison Henri Jacobs (Avenue Maréchal Foch no. 9), Brussels, architect Henri Jacobs, sgraffito by Privat Livemont, 1903 (2025). 9782930327136, aparté. ISBN 9782930327136
File:Via de' Brunelleschi angolo via del Campidoglio 3, via de' Pecori, Palazzo Pola e Todescan, fregi in ceramica della manifattura cantagalli, 1903.jpg|Rinceaux on tiles on the Palazzo Pola e Todescan (Via del Campidoglio no. 3), Florence, Italy, by Giovanni Paciarelli, 1903
File:11 Strada Occidentului, Bucharest (05).jpg|Renaissance Revival fresco with cartouches and foliage spirals on the upper part of the facade of Strada Occidentului no. 11, Bucharest, painter: C. Cora, architect: Cesare Fantoli, 1910
18 Calea Dorobanților, Bucharest (02).jpg|Neo-Louis XVI style panel with rinceaux and an urn in the Nicolae T. Filitti/Nae Filitis House (Calea Dorobanților no. 18), Bucharest, by Ernest Doneaud, 1910 (2025). 9786069404287, Editura Istoria Artei. ISBN 9786069404287
File:160 avenue Richard Neybergh Laeken 02.jpg|Art Nouveau sgraffito rinceaux on Avenue Richard Neybergh no. 160, Brussels, architect Eugène Leman, non attributed sgraffito, 1910 (2025). 9782930327136, aparté. ISBN 9782930327136
File:5 Piața Romană, Bucharest (34).jpg|Romanian Revival rinceau in the Gheorghe Petrașcu House (Piața Romană no. 5), Bucharest, by Spiru Cegăneanu, 1912 (2025). 9789730238846, Ordinul Arhitecților din România. ISBN 9789730238846
File:Galileo chini, autunno e primavera, 1922, 01.jpg|Art Nouveau rinceaux in two from the Palazzo delle Terme Berzieri, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, unknown artist, 1922 (2025). 9788809035485, Giunti. ISBN 9788809035485
File:Rosenthal Porzellandose 018.jpg|Postmodernism Baroque Revival rinceaux on a box, part of the Le Jardin de Versace collection, designed by Versace and produced by Rosenthal; 2015, porcelain, unknown location
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