Brattishing

In architecture, brattishing or brandishing is a decorative cresting which is found at the top of a cornice or screen, panel or parapet. The design often includes leaves or flowers, and the term is particularly associated with Tudor architecture.

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. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 437.