A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 326
, a pieceof timber running along it,called the ridge-piece, uponwhich the upper ends ofthe rafters rest: the tiles lwith which it is covered are . _ . _ t Great JIalvcrn Priory Church, W orcestershire. frequently called ridge-tiles; these are sometimes made orna-mental, a remarkable instance of… … y No settled nomenclature lias yet beenadopted for the different ribs, nor is itpotdbla to apply names that will defineall the varied modes in which they arearranged : the following, as far as it goes,doea not appear to be objectionable: thelongitudinal rib runs along the apex ofthfl main vault;…
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