Bracket
A projection from a vertical surface providng structural or visual support under corncies, balconies, or any other overhanging member
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Cornice Bracket
These are brackets that hold the cornice in place. Modillions hold up the corona, and are sometimes used on cornices as well. The brackets are often paired.
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bracket:
an overhanging member that projects from a structure and is usually designed to support a vertical load
bracketed:
supported with brackets ...
Bracket: A bracket is a horizontally projecting support, typically ornamental and attached to a wall, for an overhanging structure.
BRACKETS Ornamental supports, usually of wood or pressed metal, which appear at the cornice line of a building.
brackets - supporting members found under eaves
capital - the upper portion of a column or pilaster upon which the entablature rests
casement windows - a window that opens from the outside vertical edge ...
Bracket -- An ornamental or structural member or both set under a projecting element, such as the eaves of a house.
Bracket - A projecting angled or curved form used as a support, found in conjunction with balconies, lintels, pediments, cornices, etc.
BRACKET: a supporting feature under an eave line or raincap, usually decorative. (IMAGE) ...
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Small supporting piece of stone, etc, to carry a projecting horizontal member. It often appears on large monuments in a fancy decorated form with a compound curved outline and is then known as a console.
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Bracket - A small supporting piece of stone or other material, often formed of scrolls or volutes, to carry a projecting weight.
bracket A member often triangular in form, that projects from a wall or other vertical surface and supports another component, such as an eave ...
bracket - a projecting support used under cornices, eaves, balconies, or windows to provide structural or purely visual support. Also, a scroll at the end of a step on the string of a staircase.
Bracket - A small supporting piece of wood or stone, often formed of scrolls or other decorative shapes, designed to bear a projected weight, such asa a window.
Bratice - A timber towere, or projecting wooden gallery.
Bracket. * Corbel.
Bronze. Metal resulting from the fusion of copper and tin, occasionally with the addition of other metals. Used for figurines and statues.
Bracket foot
A stunted cabriole form, with a straight corner edge and curved inner edges.
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bracket - a small projection, usually decorated, that supports or appears to support a projecting eaves or lintel.
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Bracket
A weight-bearing member made of wood, stone, or metal that overhangs a wall....
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Bracket - A projecting piece of stone, timber or other material, often formed of a scroll or volute to carry, or appear to carry, a projecting weight such as a cornice or eave.
Brackets: Decorative, weight bearing structural unit with two sides in which form a right angle. One leg placed against the side of a wall; the other against the porjection ...
bracket - historically, a support element used under eaves or other overhangs. In Victorian architecture, exaggerated brackets used under wide eaves are decorative rather than functional.
Bracket
- Any projection from the face of a wall whose purpose is to support a structure or object. Also known as a corbel.
BRACKET
Supporting brace under eaves or other projecting elements.
BRICK
A substance made from clay molded and fired in a kiln or baked in the sun, used in building, paving, etc.
Brackets and Trusses at the Mark Twain House
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BRACKETornamental support for roof cornice, or arch or entablature
BUTTRESS a vertical structure of heavy masonry or wood applied as reinforcement to the wall of a building. Can serve a structural or decorative purpose ...
bracket under the cornice in a Classical entablature.
Mullion
an upright of timber, stone or brick dividing an opening into lights.
Brackets that appear beneath the corona. Frequently used in the Corinthian and Composite order.
Modillion,
Block Modillions
Rectangularly shaped modillions.
Bracket, Bracketing: (1) A wooden or masonry projection near the top of a wall which was used to support a hoarding or a bretache. See console, corbel.
Small brackets or consoles along the underside of a Corinthian or Composite cornice. Often also used on an eaves cornice.
Stone bracket, usually moulded or carved, often with angels or human heads.
Credence Table
Side table for bread and wine.
stone bracket projecting from a wall or corner, to support other stonework or timber
Corbiestepped or
Crowstepped
squared stones forming steps upon a gable ...
CONSOLE
Bracket of curved outline.
COPING
Protective course of masonry or brickwork capping a wall.
Corbel: stone bracket projecting from a wall or corner to support a beam
Donjon: the inner stronghold (keep) of a castle
Drawbridge: a wooden bridge leading to a gateway, capable of being raised or lowered ...
CORBEL A bracket of stone, wood, brick, or other building material, projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice or arch.
corbel: a bracket or projecting block, usually of stone, serving as a support for another member.
Corinthian order: late Greek style of column and capital.
cornice: the crowning projecting moulding along the top of an entablature.
main section is bracketed by narrower end bays, more of less of equal height.
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Impost - wall bracket to support arch.
Inner Curtain - the high wall the surrounds the inner ward.
Inner Ward - the open area in the center of a castle.
Iron Age - in Britain from c.600 BC to Roman period.
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Hanger Metal bracket supporting a joint between structural timbers. Can also describe a timber upright between rafters and ceiling joists.
Hardcore Broken brick rubble or stone which, consolidated, are used as a foundation in extreme cases.
Other parts of a column or pier: capital, shaft, column base Impost: Wall bracket to support arch. Infilling or webbing: The vault surface between the ribs of a rib vault.
corbel (from Latin corvus, "crow") A projecting bracket used for support, often decoratively carved.
Identifying features include the low-pitched roof, widely overhanging eaves with decorative brackets, and square cupola on the top.
2. Scantic, CT. c.1849. Square-shaped massing with low-pitched roof, overhanging eaves, and brackets.
Bagging The process of applying thin mortar to a masonry wall with a coarse material such as hessian Balcony A cantilevered or bracketed platform projecting from a wall with access from an upper storey Bargeboard A sloping board fixed to ...
Slight eave overhang with brackets
Turned spindles porch supports
Full-height two-tier entry porch (commonly with pediment) or full-facade two-tier porch
Full-width one-story porch or partial (often inset in L) porch or wrap around porch ...
Wall-hung basin - A washbasin fixed to wall, usually on brackets. A splash back normally protects the wall surface behind the basin.
Wall-hung boiler - A gas boiler mounted on a wall, of very lightweight because of its low water content.
As in the earliest example known, that of the archaic temple of Diana at Ephesus, the width of the abacus is twice that of the depth, constituting therefore a bracket-capital; it is probable that at first it consisted of an oblong block of timber, ...
Some of the most distinctive character defining elements of the style include projecting eaves which are often accented with braces or brackets, and large roof extension porches across the front facade.
The Mission Revival style replicated the materials and details of California mission churches of the 18 th century, such as tiled roofs, curved parquets and gables, bracketed eaves, and arched arcades.
Advancements in machine technology meant that Victorian-era builders could easily incorporate mass-produced ornamentation such as brackets, spindles, and patterned shingles.
One main characteristic is the decorative brackets evenly spaced and often paired, which are positioned underneath low-pitched roofs with wide overhanging eaves.
A typical Uchch mosque consists of a rectangular hall with wooden pillars supporting beams resting on carved brackets.
Corbel
A projecting bracket often carved with grotesque monster heads.
Corbel table
A row of corbels used as a decorative feature. Often placed below the eaves of a roof, possibly in imitation of the carved ends of projecting roof beams.
Modillions (consoles): the brackets supporting the projecting part of a Corinthian cornice
Patera: a shallow libation bowl, a badge of the pontifices of Rome and a common decorative motif in religious contexts ...
A projecting window supported on a bracket or corbel. Oriels push out from a wall, and are usually glazed on three sides. Popular in medieval and Tudor architecture, they became fashionable again in the Victorian period.
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That is why the Chinese have added an additional colonnade to support the weight under the outer edges, reducing the bracket system to mere decorations.
corbel : A corbel is an architectural bracket or block projecting from a wall and supporting (or appearing to support) a ceiling, beam, or shelf. A corbel can be made of wood, plaster, marble, or other materials.
From the Latin word for "mercy" comes this term which refers to pivoting wooden brackets in choir stalls which lifted up to provide relief for clergy who had to stand during long church services. Misericords are often ornately carved and decorative.
Corbel
A supportive architectural bracket or block that projects from a wall, and which sometimes supports (or appears to support) a structural member such as a shaft.
Oriel windows generally project from an upper storey, supported by brackets. Bay windows are angled/square projections that rise up from the ground. Bow windows are rounded projections often formed of the glass itself.
Some buildings, such as Craftsman and Bungalows, have very wide eaves with decorative brackets. The word eave can also refer to the lower part of a sloping roof which projects beyond the wall or the soffit.
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