strapwork

Carved, moulded or painted decoration made up of curving and interlacing bands, like leather straps, widely used in Northern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Colour photograph of 17th-century strapwork

'Mackintosh Architecture' led by The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; with additional support from The Monument Trust, The Pilgrim Trust, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; and collaborative input from Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.