A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 450
been adjudged excessive.In some states of the United States this takesprecedence of mortgage, in others it comes nextafter all mortgages. — R. S. LIERNE RIB. In Gothic vaulting, anysmall subordinate rib inserted between themain ribs, more often as an ornament than forconstructive reasons. This… … and the junction of two tiercerons,—these latterbeing ribs springing from the piers between theogives and the arcs doubleaux or the arcs former-ets. Thus, in the diagram, AD, BC being theogives and 0 the jjoint of crossing or aj)ex ofthe vault, CS, DS are tiercerons, OS and OSare Hemes. According…
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