Crocket 2544808 220197714 2008-06-18T18:55:29Z Neelix 1169106 Added disambiguation link {{otheruses}} [[Image:Crocket.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Crockets applied to the finials at Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, [[Ostend]], [[Belgium]]]] A '''crocket''' is a hook-shaped decorative element common in [[Gothic architecture]]. It is in the form of a stylised carving of curled [[leaf|leaves]], buds or [[flower]]s which is used at regular intervals to decorate the sloping edges of [[spire]]s, [[finial]]s, [[pinnacle]]s, and [[wimperg]]s. When used to decorate the [[Capital (architecture)|capital]] of [[column]]s, these are called '''crocket capitals'''. This element is also used as an [[ornament (architecture)|ornament]] on [[furniture]] and [[metalwork]] in the Gothic style. The name derives from the diminutive of the [[French language|French]] ''croc'', meaning "hook", due to the resemblance of crockets to a [[bishop]]'s [[crosier]]. ===Examples=== * [[All Souls College]] - Oxford * [[Canterbury Cathedral]] * [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame Cathedral]] - Paris * [[León Cathedral|León Cathedral]] - León, Spain {{element-arch-stub}} [[Category:Church architecture]] [[Category:Ornaments]] [[de:Krabbe (Kunstgeschichte)]] [[gl:Cogullo]] [[nl:Hogel]] [[pl:Żabka (architektura)]] [[pt:Cogulho]]