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Expanded Metal An illustration of expanded metal.... |
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Extradosed Arch "Extradosed Arch. a, abutments; v, voussoirs; s, springs; i, imposts; In, intrados; p, piers; k, keystone; Ex, extrados."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Faced, Quarry A rough faced wall made from large stones. ... |
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Fan Tracery Fan tracery is a very complicated mode of roofing used in the perpendicular style in which the vault is covered by ribs and veins of tracery.... |
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Feretory "Feretory. English medieval silverwork. A shrine or bier containing the relics of saints, adapted to be borne in religious processions." -Whitney, 1911... |
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Final of the 15th Century "Finial, 15th Century. In architecture, the ornamental termination or apex of a pinnacle, canopy, gable, or the like, consisting usually of a knob or composition of foliage." -Whitney, 1911... |
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Finial from the Cathedral of Amiens "Finial, A. D. 1230, Cathedral of Amiens, France. In architecture, the ornamental termination or apex of a pinnacle, canopy, gable, or the like, consisting usually of a knob or composition of foliage.... |
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Finial, Leaf The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively emphasize the apex of a gable, or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a bui... |
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Finials The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively emphasize the apex of a gable, or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a bui... |
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Flat Arch "Flat arch, where the soffit is horizontal and sometimes slightly cambered (dotted line)." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Flower, Ball An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the three petals of which form a cup around it. ... |
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Flying Buttress "Flying Buttress of Flank." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893... |
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Foiled Arch "Pointed foiled arches, in the arcades of Beverley Minister and Netley Abbey." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Font, Baptismal "A Font is the vessel which contains the water for the purpose of baptism. Fonts were required to be covered and locked; originally their covers were simply flat, movable lids, but they were subsequen... |
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Front Elevation A blueprint showing the elevation of a house from the front.... |
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Griffe "Griffe from Vézelay. GRIFFE. In medieval architecture, from the eleventh to the fifteenth century, an ornament on the bases of pillars, connecting the torus with each angle of the plinth." -Wh... |
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Groin The angular curve made by the intersection of two semi-cylinders or arches. It is either regular or irregular.... |
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Groined-arch An arch having an angular curve made by the intersection of two semi-cylinders of arches.... |
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Hammer-beam "A beam only reaching partially across an opening." — Williams, 1889... |
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Hanging Buttress In architecture, not standing on a foundation, but supported on a corbel. It is applied chiefly as a decoration. ... |
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Horizontal Arch "Horizontally-coursed Arch." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893 ... |
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Horseshoe Arch "Horseshoe arch, with the center above the springing; employed in Moorish architecture." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910... |
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Impost, Continuous Junction between an arch and the column, pier, or wall on which it rests.... |
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Impost, Discontinuous Junction between an arch and the column, pier, or wall on which it rests.... |
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Impost, Shafted Junction between an arch and the column, pier, or wall on which it rests.... |
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