The American glossary of architectural terms, being a concise and comprehensive compilation of all terms used in the practice of architecture and the building arts (1887)
Garnsey, Geo. O. (George O.) · Chicago : National Builder Publishing Co. · leaf 19
or wing to a building. A LA CREQUE (Fr.) An ornament in fretwork, used in panels and in borders. ALAE. Small closets or apartments each sideof a vestibule. ALBARIUM (Lat). A sort of Roman stucco orplaster. ALBARIUM OPUS (Lat.) (See Albarium.) ALCHA (Lat.) A room in a Roman house forkeeping jars and… … ALE ANG ALEATORIUM (Lat.) A room in a Romanhouse dedicated to games of chance. ALEOIS. In Gothic or castellated work, loopholes or apertures through which arrowsor cross-bolts were discharged. ALETTE. The face in reveal of a pier support-ing an arch. ALHAMBRESQUE. In Moorish architecture,a peculiar…
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