A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 315
masonry, the whole structure is ofiron or steel which supports the exterior wallsas well as the roof It is common to carrythese exterior walls bj means of cantileversupon which one story or two stories of suchwalls are built up at a time ; so that the struc-ture may be completed and the roof jnit… … Skew Vault or Arch: the Triangle in thePlan corresponds to the Elaborate Hor-izontal Mouldings in the View, which areTHK Corbelling to carry the Wall above. SKEW (adj.). Set sloping; inclined inany direction, but most commonly in a hori-522 SKEW zontal plane. A Skew Arch or Skew Vault isail arcluil…
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