A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive (1902)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 82
diately dependent upon or con-nected with an arch are the Abutment : Impost;Skew Back : Spandrel : Springer. (For the influence of the arch upon buildingand architectural design see Arcuate.) — R. S.113 ARCH Abutment Arch. That arch of a serieswhich conies next to the outer abutment ; asthe land… … Ch,\nci;l Arch, lIj:..i;iN(ii i>n. <I; ronDsHutE:Middle 12th CKNiciiV. the outer ]iart of the wall and a concealed archcarryiim- the inner ]iavt. Basket Handle Arch. A thrcc-cc ntrcd archof the more usual kind; see the illustration.The term might equally well be applied to afive-centred or…
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