cartouche

Examples of cartouche in the following topics:

• Settling the Colonial South and the Chesapeake

  • The lower right quadrant of this map is occupied by a fabulous decorative title cartouche.
  • Centered on an enormous scallop shell bearing the map's title and Homann's Privilege, the cartouche features a number of stylized American Indians trading with European merchants.

• Cathedrals

  • It is distinguished by its decoration that generally takes the form of ornate sculptured cartouches or borders.

• Tutankhamun and Ramses II

  • His cartouches - hieroglyphs depicting his royal name - are prominently displayed on marker stones, statues, remains of palaces and temples, and even in buildings that he did not actually construct.

• Hatshepsut

  • Her cartouches and images were chiselled off some stone walls, leaving very obvious Hatshepsut-shaped gaps in the artwork.