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Romayne, a.|rəʊˈmeɪn|
[See Roman a.]
1. Obs. form of Roman a., q.v.
2. Applied to carving, etc. with a motif of heads in medallions.
1904P. Macquoid Hist. Eng. Furnit. iii. 50 Chair..decorated..with medallioned heads surmounted by conventional ornament in the Italian manner, and which in this century obtained the name ‘Romayne Work’. 1955R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles 287 Romayne carving, decorative motifs taking the form of small profile heads in medallions, introduced in the early sixteenth century. 1961Times 2 Dec. 11/7 Small objects, carved with Romayne heads. 1969E. H. Pinto Treen 196/1 The first two snuff boxes of this type, carved with ‘Romayne heads’..were very worn and I thought that they were genuinely mid or late 16th-century. 1975Oxf. Compan. Decorative Arts 672/2 Romayne work, contemporary term for a decorative motif consisting of small profile-heads in medallions carved on furniture and panelling. This form of decoration was introduced into England from Italy in the time of Henry VIII and was often combined with Tudor roses and traditional Gothic tracery or linenfold. |