A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 122
. Cob-wall, Fr. Brique non cuite, Ital. Mattone crudo, Ger.Suf^tegcl: a wall built of unburnt clay, mixed with straw. Thismaterial is still used in some parts of the country for cottagesand outbuildings, and was formerly employed for houses of abetter description: it is supposed also to be the… … which the domestic edifice* of the ancients, including even the Qreekfl and Romans in their most civilised period, were chieflybuilt1*. COFPBE, a deep panel in aceiling: the sameaa aCaisson. The term is also applied to acasket for keeping jewels orother precious goods, andsometimes to a chest.…
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