Architectural Ornament Study: Byzantine Scroll

This ornamental design study by architect Arnold William Brunner demonstrates the classical vocabulary of late 19th-century architectural practice. The Byzantine scroll—with its interlocking acanthus leaves, carved molding, and central portrait medallion—represents the historical revival styles that dominated American building design. Brunner's precise rendering documents both the decorative tradition and the architect's method of collecting and studying historical models for contemporary application. Such ornamental studies were essential references in the era before standardized architectural libraries.