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Balcony "A projecting gallery in front of a window or of several windows, with a balustrade or parapet before it, and supported by consoles, or brackets fixed in the wall, or by pillars resting on the ground ... |
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Balistraria "One of the names given to those narrow apertures so often seen in the walls of old castles, and through which the cross-bowmen discharged their arrows." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875... |
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Baluster "Popularly, banister or ballaster, the name given to small shafts or pillars set in a line at short equal distances, and supporting a cornice or coping. These miniature pillars have generally either ... |
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Balustrade A balustrade is a railing with balusters (support columns)... |
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Baptistery "A name given sometimes to a seperate building, sometimes to the portion of the church itself in which the ceremony of baptism was performed. In the latter case, the Baptistery was merely the enclosu... |
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Barbican "A projecting watchtower, or other advanced work, before the gate of a castle or fortified town. The term Barbican was more specially applied to the outwork intended to defend the drawbridge, which i... |
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Barge Board A barge board is nailed against the outer face of a wall, along the slopes of a gable end of a house to hide the rafter and to make a neat finish.... |
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Base The bottom; the part of a thing on which it stands or rests.... |
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Battlement "An indented parapet, formed by a series of rising parts called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures. Originally military, they are now used in buildings for ornament... |
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Belfry "Belfry or Bell-gable, Idbury, Oxfordshire." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875... |
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Billet Moulding A billet moulding.... |
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Boss A boss is a projection in the shape of a segment of a sphere, or somewhat so whether for use or ornament, often carved or cast.... |
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Bracket Bracket, Harlestone Church, Northamptonshire... |
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Brackets, Ornamental "Ornamental Brackets. Bracket, a short piece or combination of pieces, generally more or less triangular in outline, and projecting from a wall or other surface." -Vaughan, 1906... |
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Brickwork English bond... |
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Brickwork Flemish bond... |
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Bundle-Pillar A bundle-pillar is a column consisting of a number of small pillars round its circumference.... |
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Buttress A buttress is a mass of masonry or brickwork serving to support the side of a wall that is of great height, or to assist it in sustaining any great strain or pressure upon it from the opposite side.... |
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Canephoros Architectural figures bearing baskets on their heads.... |
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Capital "The top of a column or pillar." — Williams, 1889... |
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Capital, basket "Basket capital. Fro mthe Cathedral of Gurk." —D'Anvers, 1895... |
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Capital, Cushion A capital of such form as to appear like a cushion pressed upon by the weight of the entablature. ... |
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Castle Parts "Details of a castle: 1. Fortified approach 2. Drawbridge 3. Moat 4. Donjon or keep 5. Towers flanking main entrance 6. Angle towers for defense of outer wall 7. Chapel." -Foster, 1921... |
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Ceiling, Coved A ceiling formed in a coved or arched manner at its junction to the side walls, ... |
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Center Arch "Three center arches, employed in French Flamboyant." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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