A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 598
ining Wall. A bearing wall, or re-taining wall, in contradistinction to one servingmerely as a partition or screen. WALL (v.). A. To form a division or par-tition between rooms. B. To sujiijort a sujierincumbent weight. C. To atforil defence, shelter, or security, asa rampart, a fortification, or a… … Hollow Wall; Fig. 1. The Moke Common FoIlM, USED FOR TWO-STOUY AND ThKKE- STORY Buildings. WALL PAINTING. The painting of thesurface of a wall witli ornamental designs orfigure subjects, as decoration. It is usuallyclassified as Encaustic, Fresco, or Temiierapainting. (See those terms and Mural…
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