Crocket
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[[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
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[[Category:Church architecture]]
[[Category:Ornaments]]
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