A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 224
which has within the appearance of a Barrel Vault; a ceiling of nearly semicircular section. Compass Roof; Compass-headed Roof. (See CratUc Kuof beluw ; also (niupass (II).) Coupled Roof. A ridged or double pitchedroof of the simplest construction, often without … Roof : Flat, as used in nearly rainless Regions ; Douma, Syria. See First Cut under Syria. Roman roofs had a slope of from 22° to 23j^°;Romanesque roofs followed closely the Romanslope ; the Gothic iiitch was much steeper, some-times reaciiing 50° or even 60°. In the Renais-sance era tiiere was in…
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