A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 320
masonry, the whole structure is ofiron or steel which supports the exterior wallsas well as the roof. It is common to carrythese exterior walls by 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 put… … Skew Vault or Arch: thk Triangle 7n thePlan corresponds to the Elaborate Hor-izontal Mouldings in the View, which arethe 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 isan archeil…
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