A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 242
posts, with an epithet, if necessary, e.g. Pendant-post. Inclined pieces, ifnot rafters, are braces, andcommonly derive theirepithet from the pieceunder which they areplaced, or which theyprincipally stiffen, as Col-lar - brace. Ashlar piecesare fixed to every one ofthe rafters in most me-diaeval… … Hammer-beam Roof, North Aisle, Dorchester, Oxon. the wooden roofs of the Ancients very little is known, 234 Eaot but it was probably of the most inartificial kind, andjudging from the form of their pediments, the pitch ofthem was low: some small buildings still retain theiroriginal roofs of marble,…
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