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Cancellus
Architecture; General architecture
Barriers which correspond to the modern balustrade or railing, especially the screen dividing the body of a church from the part occupied by the ministers hence chancel. The Romans employed cancelli ...
Gadrooning
Architecture; General architecture
Carved or curved moulding used in architecture and interior design as decorative motif, often consisting of flutes which are inverted and curved. Popular during the Italian Renaissance.
Bond
Architecture; General architecture
Brickwork with overlapping bricks. Types of bond include stretcher, English, header, Flemish, garden wall, herringbone, basket, American, and Chinese.
Gauged brickwork
Architecture; General architecture
Brickwork constructed of soft bricks rubbed to achieve a fine smooth finish with narrow joints between courses.
Rubbed brickwork
Architecture; General architecture
Brickwork constructed of soft bricks rubbed to achieve a fine smooth finish with narrow joints between courses.
Cross springer
Architecture; General architecture
Block from which the diagonal ribs of a vault spring or start. The top of the springer is known as the skewback.
Planchier
Architecture; General architecture
Building element sometimes used in the same sense as a soffit, but more correctly applied to the soffit of the corona in a cornice.
