A Dictionary of science, literature, and art [electronic resource]: comprising the history, description, and scientific principles of every branch of human knowledge; with the derivation and definition of all the terms in general use (1844)
Brande, William Thomas, 1788-1866, Cauvin, Joseph · New York : Harper & brothers · leaf 83
ions, the former whereof appearedin the cornice with iheir undersides inclined, as in the Par-thenon at Athens. The form ofthe pediment followed fromthe inclined sides of the roof, which were regulated in respect of their inclination by the nature of the climate(.See art. Koof.) Here, then, in the… … roof in section and elevation : a a are the architraves, oftrabes; 6 6 the ridge piece, or columen; c the king post, orcolumna of a roof; dd the tiebeam, or transtrum ; e thestrut, or capreolus; //the rafters, or cantherii; ggggthe purlines, or templa; h h the common rafters, or asseres.It has been…
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