A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 49
of stone or brick forminga projecting line without mouldings atthe base of a building. w Hi A, l! •:<■ -■ ivi course. C. Walt. Boast. To boast or block out a piece of stone or wood isto shape it into the simple form whichapproaches nearest to its ultimatefigure, leaving the smaller details tobe… … BeIiVe deb-e , a ro ombnil t ab ovathe roof for the purpose of ob-taining a hue view. Eema (Gt.), tho raised portionat the end of the early ChristianChurches with the apse, used afterwards to signify the pres-bytery or chancel, q. v. Bench-end. See Pew. Bjekitijje (Fr,), Holy-waterbasin or etOUp.…
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