Violin family
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| - | '''Scrollwork''' is an element of ornamentation and graphic design using a [[spiral]]. The name comes from by the supposed resemblance to the edge-on view of a rolled parchment [[Scroll (parchment)|scroll]]. "Scrollwork" is today mostly used in popular language for two-dimensional decorative flourishes and [[Arabesque (European art)|arabesque]]s of all kinds, especially those using circular or spiralling shapes. However the term "scroll" is more likely to mean a more regular decorative pattern based on incomplete circles and spirals, often using foliage forms. Such patterns were an esssential element of classical and medieval decoration. Scrollwork (in the popular definition) is most commonly associated with [[Baroque Architecture]], though it saw uses in almost every decorative application, including [[furniture]], [[metalwork]], [[porcelain]] and [[engraving]]. Applications of scrollwork can be seen in the [[volute]]s at the head of an [[Ionic column]] and the [[Scroll (music)|carved scroll]] at the end of the pegbox on members of the [[violin family]]. It was further extended in [[Mannerism]] into [[strapwork]], which often terminated in scrolls. Continuous scroll decoration has a far longer history. | + | The '''violin family''' of [[musical instrument]]s was developed in [[Italy]] in the 16th century. The standard modern violin family consists of the [[violin]], [[viola]], [[cello]], and [[double bass]]. |
| - | Scroll decoration | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | *[[Violin octet]], an experiment in part to create an even more homogeneous blend of instruments related to the violin. | |
| - | ==History== | + | *[[String instrument]] |
| - | The use of scrolls in ornament design has been present in human culture since at least the [[Bronze Age]]. For example, scroll ornamentation has been found in the Palace of [[Knossos]] at [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]] [[Crete]] dating to approximately 1800 [[Before Christ|BC]]. | + | *[[String orchestra]] |
| - | + | *[[List of string instruments]] | |
| - | == Applications == | + | *[[Viol]] |
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| - | Scrollwork is a technique used in [[cake decorating]]. "Albeit a bit baroque, scrollwork lends a charmingly antique quality to the sides of a cake." | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Cartouche (design)|Cartouche]] | + | |
| - | *[[Arabesque (European art)]] | + | |
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The violin family of musical instruments was developed in Italy in the 16th century. The standard modern violin family consists of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
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See also
- Violin octet, an experiment in part to create an even more homogeneous blend of instruments related to the violin.
- String instrument
- String orchestra
- List of string instruments
- Viol
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