Английская Википедия:Alfiz

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The alfiz (Шаблон:IPA-es, from Andalusi Arabic Шаблон:Lang alḥíz, from Standard Arabic Шаблон:Lang alḥáyyiz, meaning 'the container';[1]) is an architectural adornment, consisting of a moulding, usually a rectangular panel, which encloses the outward side of an arch. It is an architectonic ornament of Etruscan origin, used in Visigothic, Asturian, Moorish, Mozarabic, Mudéjar and Isabelline Gothic architecture.

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Types of Alfiz.

It is frequent in the Islamic Hispanic art and Mozarabic art (usually in connection with the horseshoe arch). As the image illustrates, there are two alfiz variants:

  1. Alfiz starting from the impost.
  2. Alfiz starting from the floor.

The space between the arch and the alfiz is called enjuta or arrabá, usually richly decorated (iron-gray in the illustration). Each curved triangle is called albanega (spandrel).

References

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  1. Alfiz: "DRAE. Diccionario de la Lengua Española. Vigésima segunda edición", Espasa Calpe, S.A, 2003