A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 234
gs, 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, uponwhich the upperends of the raftersrest: the tiles withwhich it is coveredare called ridge-tiles ;… … Ridge-piece.. Llan Tysilio. Roll-moulding. Thisterm has been popularly,but somewhat vaguely,given to a moulding muchused in Decorated and lateEarly English work, espe-cially in strings and drip-stones. The varieties ofsuch mouldings are nu-merous, some of thembearing resemblance to aroll of…
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