A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 231
ever, the thrust of an archor vault comes against a certain small jnirt ofthe wall, the natural precaution is to build abuttress at that point, or, in otlier words, to thicken the wallconsiderably, theprojecting part be-ing then caUed abuttress, especiallyif it is on the out-side of the build-ing…
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