A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 233
ere is generally one along the top andothers crossing it at considerable intervals: in some in-stances the ribs are more numerous in both directions,so as to divide the surface into rectangular compartmentsor panels. In the Perpendicular style ceilings of this kind aredivided into squares by small… … Wymington, Bedfordshire. the time of Queen Elizabeth and James I., ribs wereeven used on plaster ceilings, and were often arrangedwith considerable intricacy. 225 Ridge, the upper angle of a roof. It has usuallythough by no meansalways, a piece oftimber runningalong it, called theridge - piece,…
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