Banker

Banker
- the bench on which masons carve stone. (Banker mason) The "hewer" dresses stone blocks, and the "fixer" or "setter" builds the finished work into position.
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The above diagram is designed after the home of Caecilius, a rich banker, who was buried along with his home in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The main entrance to the house was facing the street, and consisting of a double-door.

The second phase in the development of American Greek revival saw the pupils of Latrobe create a monumental national style under the patronage of banker and hellenophile Nicholas Biddle, ...

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Builders, Architects, Real Estate Professionals, Bankers, Auditors, and Appraisers often report room sizes differently, to better suit their particular needs. House plan services also vary in their area-calculation protocols.

The church was apparently financed by Julius Argentarius, whose name suggests he was a banker. Several capitals bear the monogram of Bishop Victor (538-545). The Church was dedicated by Bishop Maximian (546-56) in 547.

The example shown was built by a banker. The most easily identified features of Greek temple-front buildings are columns and pilasters, bold and simple moldings, pedimented gables, and heavy cornices with unadorned friezes.

It was built for a wealthy banker and financier named John Philpot Curran Philips in 1882 1883. A history of the families that lived in the house for the next 90 years is well documented under the Hastings County Museum site.

Jan's painting of The Arnolfini Marriage (1434, National Gallery, London) appears to document the wedding of an Italian banker.

putting them to work, creating hundreds of government and civic buildings, including post offices, train stations, public schools, museums, bridges, and dams throughout the United States. In the private sector, the style was a favorite with bankers ...

Urbanization increased on a large scale, brought about by the needs and desires of many groups, including the Church and its monasteries, royalty and nobility, the craft guilds, and merchants and bankers.

See also: Architecture, House, Roman, Gothic, Well