noun
definition
A carved object.
example
The carvings on the oak panels were ancient.
definition
The act or craft of producing a carved object.
example
He took up carving after his retirement.
Examples of carvings in a Sentence
The parish church of Santa Maria has some good pictures and wood carvings.
Damghan was an important city in the middle ages, but only a ruined mosque with a number of massive columns and some fine wood carvings and two minarets of the 11th century remain of that period.
A notebook lay on the table next to a few scrolls, an ancient manuscript and another block of stone with carvings too faint for Gabe to read.
The church of St James - also called Schottenkirche - a plain Romanesque basilica of the 12th century, derives its name from the monastery of Irish Benedictines ("Scoti") to which it was attached; the principal doorway is covered with very singular grotesque carvings.
A perfect set of signs was copied in 1764 from a pagoda at Verdapettah near Cape Comorin, and one equally complete existed at the same period on the ceiling of a temple near Mindurah 9 The hieroglyphs representing the signs of the zodiac in astronomical works are found in manuscripts of about the 10th century, but in carvings not until the 15th or 16th.
The sacristy has fine carvings.
Medieval literature abounds in references to Tristan and Iseult, and their adventures were translated into many tongues and are found depicted in carvings and tapestries.
In the old citadel on the height, the remains of a Hindu palace with some interesting carvings indicate the former importance of the place.
The facades are frequently adorned with carvings and inscriptions, one of which records the legend of the capture of a siren in 1403, who lived for some time among the people of Edam, but escaped again to the sea.
In his gift for recording the most subtle characters of architectural carvings and details, Ruskin has hardly been surpassed by the most distinguished painters.
The oldest example of native sarcophagi are copied from Egyptian mummy-cases, painted with colours and ornamented with carvings in low relief; towards and during the Greek period the contours of the body begin to be marked more clearly on the cover.
Beneath a street in the town is a curious example of a hermit's cave, excavated in the chalk, and containing rude carvings of the crucifixion and other sacred subjects.
Its elaborate carvings illustrate the life of Buddha.
Pottery models of offerings are found in the ashes, and these were probably the substitutes for sacrifices decreed by Cheops (Khufu) in his temple reforms. A great clearance of temple offerings was made now, or earlier, and a chamber full of them has yielded the fine ivory carvings and the glazed figures and tiles which show the splendid work of the Ist dynasty.
The palace is richly embellished throughout with lavish stone carvings.
Its exterior is adorned with statues and busts of Connecticut statesmen and carvings of scenes in the history of the state.
The upper church is basilican in form, the nave being, as customary in Coptic churches, divided into three sections by wooden screens, which are adorned by carvings in ivory and wood.
Within the curtain stand the monastic buildings, a large garden and a cruciform chapel, with many curious old stone carvings, half hidden beneath whitewash.
The curious carvings and ramparts, at Burghead on the coast of Elgin, and the underground stone houses locally called "wheems," in which Roman fragments have been found, may represent the native forms of dwelling, &c., and some of the "Late Celtic" metal-work may belong to this age.
The facades of the houses are usually built in courses of brick and stone, and adorned with carvings, sculptures and inscriptions.
Within are some fine carvings, brasses and monuments.
The love of its citizens for sculpture is abundantly manifest in the statues and carvings on their houses.
The churches were adorned with frescoes, wall and floor mosaics, some well preserved, and marble carvings similar to work found at Ravenna.
There are many interesting brick houses, dating chiefly from the first half of the 17th century, with curious gables and picturesque ornamentation, carvings and inscriptions.
The interior is fitted with magnificent wood carvings and stained glass windows illustrating the principal scenes of "Carmen Sylva's" writings.
For the graves yielded not only new types of statues, bronzes, ivory carvings and painted pottery - all of the highest artistic value - but also a large number of stone stelae inscribed with funerary formulae in the Meroitic script.
Superior hand-made carpets are also made, and Quito artisans show much skill in wood carvings and in gold and silver works; the women excel in fine needlework and lace-making.
The two oldest churches date from the reign of Stephen the Great (1458-1504); perhaps the finest, however, are the 17thcentury metropolitan, St Spiridion and Trei Erarchi, the last a curious example of Byzantine art, erected in 1639 or 1640 by Basil the Wolf, and adorned with countless gilded carvings on its outer walls and twin towers.
They were elaborate carvings, which can be identified from some distance away.
The whole of this suite of rooms is richly adorned with carvings in wood.
The little museum had a completely different feel with the hard black basalt, but because of that the carvings remained much sharper.
The new owner was then burgled, and the carvings were fenced to an Amsterdam junk dealer.
Each case held a row of tiny, intricate carvings.
Click on the links below to have a go at copying the ornate carvings on the columns, or creating a symmetrical ceiling rose.
The ruined temples and pyramids are noted for their exquisite carvings.
This project tests the novel technique of 3D laser scanning for the recording of prehistoric rock carvings.
The tiny St James Church contains some superb carvings.
There's time to explore the town and browse the many craft shops selling ornate wood carvings and locally produced clothes.
Also involved, producing carvings, was Harry Hems, the noted church restorer.
During the Bronze Age the same areas included carvings of ships.
Our chainsaw wood art carvings will make a lovely gift for you or a loved one.
Inside can be found many wood carvings by a Canon Wilson, a vicar there for 40 years.
Numerous stone carvings were found on the river's edge.
This book portrays examples of indigenous handicrafts, including textiles, water dippers, lacquer-ware, jewellry, furniture and wood carvings.
Some rare contemporary museum exhibits are adorned with carvings.
Carvings of elephant ivory were first brought back from the West African coast by Portuguese explorers in the 15 th century.
Burial cairns and stone circles, rock carvings and standing stones, duns and hillforts speak of millennia of continuous habitation.
For the most part, the location and grouping of different carvings seems entirely haphazard.
The rather louche carvings, turquoise and claret sheet roof and, of course, mirrors, add a special theatricality to the ambiance.
This casting was taken directly from one of the two supporting carvings either side of the corbel that supports the misericord.