coffered

Examples of coffered in the following topics:

• Architecture under the Nervan-Antonines

  • The most unusual aspect of the Pantheon is its magnificent coffered dome, which was originally gilded in bronze.
  • Both the oculus and the coffered ceiling lighten the weight of the dome, allowing it to stand without additional supports.

• Unifying Experiences among the Colonies

  • The British elite, the most heavily taxed of any in Europe, pointed out angrily that the colonists paid little to the royal coffers.

• Landrum-Griffin Act

  • Ultimately, the act's technical failures were exploited by both the courts and union officials—most famously the Teamsters, whose president, Jimmy Hoffa, among others, notably raided the union pension coffers for his own personal investments.

• Michelangelo

  • He was originally commissioned to paint tromp-l'oeil coffers after the original ceiling developed a crack.

• It's All or Nothing

  • Just as important, governments are on the prowl for new ways to fill empty coffers and customers around the globe are wising up to the hidden costs of short-term products and production processes – indeed, a growing number of people around the world are asking why a high quality of life today for a relative few should jeopardize everyone else's tomorrow.

• The Investiture Controversy

• Luther and Protestantism

  • Luther objected to a saying attributed to Johann Tetzel that "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs."