Brattishing

In architecture, brattishing or brandishing is a decorative cresting which is found at the top of a cornice or screen, parapet or the ridge of a roof. The design is typically repetitive and may derives from leaves, flowers, spears or crosses. Brattishing is vulnerable to weathering and damage and is formed in a range of materials: stone, terracotta, leadwork, carved wood and cast iron among them.

References

• Frederic H Jones, The Concise Dictionary of Architectural and Design History, ISBN 1-56052-069-8
• Harris, Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture, ISBN 0-486-24444-X
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brattishing" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 437.