A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 77
n immediately dependent upon or con-nected with an arch are the Abutment : Impost;Skew Rack : Spandrel: Springer. (For the influence of the ardi upon buildingand architectural design see Arcuate.)—R. S.113 ARCH Abutment Arch. That arcii of a .serieswhich comes next to the outer abutment; asthe land… … Chaxcel .\rch, l!i:.DixiiTox. (1:ford.«hire:Middle 12th Centukv. the outer part of the wall and a concealed archcaiTying tiie inner part. Basket Handle Arch. A three-centred archof the more usual kind ; see the illustration.The term might equally well be applied to afive-centred or seven-centred…
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