The Vitruvian scroll is a scroll pattern used in architectural moldings and borders in other media. It is also known as the Vitruvian wave, wave scroll, or running dog pattern.[1] The pattern resembles waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end.

Vitruvian scroll pattern

"Vitruvian" refers to the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio ("Vitruvius"), who wrote the oldest extant book on architecture,[2] which describes some of the classical architectural orders.

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  1. ^ "Running-dog pattern". Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica. 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Vitruvius, "The Ten Books on Architecture"
  3. ^ Papaioannou, Kostas (1975). L’art grec (in French). Mazenod. p. 173.
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