Horton, Caroline W · New York, Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge, The Riverside press · leaf 39
theGothic arch ; the rampant arch, where the two endsspring from unequal heights ; the horse-shoe, or Moorish arch ; and the con-cavo-convex form, known asthe ogee arch, and fitted onlyfor ornament. A continuation of archesis called an arcade, and insuch structures, while theArcade. terminal arches… … Of the Essential Parts and Styles. 29 Vault. — The lateral continuation of an arch, soas to cover an area or passage, is called a vault.The simple vault distributes its pressure equallyalong the walls or abutments upon which it rests,but the complex or groined vault, formed by thedia<yonal…
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