Corbel
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CORBEL (Lat. corbellus, a diminutive of corvus, a raven, on account of the beak-like appearance; Ital. mensola, Fr. corbeau, cul-de-lampe, Ger. Kragstein), ...
Corbel table
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A plain piece of projecting wall or masonry strip (stringcourse) supported by a range of corbels.
corbel arch - (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it ...
Corbels are used to support cornices, turrets, brackets, ribs and oriel windows. A corbel is also a a stone or piece of wood that supports a superincumbent weight. See also Corbelling.
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Corbelling, where rows of corbels gradually build a wall out from the vertical, has long been used as a simple kind of vaulting, ...
Corbel
A projecting wall member used as a support for some element of the superstructure. Also, courses of stone or brick in which each course projects beyond the one beneath it. Two such structures, meeting at the topmost course, creates an arch.
corbeled towers:
a tower that is stepped outward and upward from a vertical wall
cornice:
a horizontal molded projection that crowns or competes a building or wall ...
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.
Corbel -- In masonry, a projection, or one of a series of projections, each stepped progressively farther forward with height and articulating a cornice or supporting an overhanging member.
Corbel - a block of stone, elaborately carved, projecting from a wall and sometimes supporting a load like the beams of a roof, floor or vault, or sometimes used for decorative effect only.
corbeled arch - masonry course advancing inward over the top of a wall opening
corbiestep - a gable with stepped sides, used to mask a pitched roof ...
Corbel
Definition, illustration and links for corbels and other supportive architectural brackets.
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CORBEL A decorative use of brick atop the windows, walls or chimney or to create the shape of a bracket or dentil at the top of a building beneath the cornice.
Corbel
Stone bracket, usually moulded or carved, often with angels or human heads.
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corbel - a projecting bracket, sometimes carved and decorated, used to help support weight from above.
crocket - a small ornament projecting from the sloping angles of pinnacles, spires, etc., typically depicting stylized foliage.
CORBEL
A block of stone projecting out to carry the weight of an arch, beam or other feature.
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Corbel
a projecting stone or piece of timber for the support of a super-incumbent weight.
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Corbelling Stone or wood projecting from a wall or chimney for support or decoration.
Corinthian The type of Greek column characterized by simulated acanthus leaves.
Corbel Course
A continuous series of corbel stones or bricks forming a ledge also supporting something above it. (eg Roof Timbers)
Corbel Table.
Corbel - A projecting block of stone built into a wall during construction; step-wise construction, as in an arch, roof, etc.
Corinthian - Elaborately foliated capital.
Cornice - Decorative projection along the top of a wall.
Corbell: Projection of stone, brick, timber or metal jutting out from a wall to support a weight.
Cornice: Ornamental moulded projection around the top of a building or around the wall of a room just below the ceiling.
CORBEL A carved or moulded supporting stone that projects from the wait surface.
CORNICE The top portion of the entablature: also, the crowning projection that finishes a wall, a window, or a door.
COTTAGE see ONTARIO COTTAGE ...
corbelling (2) -- an arch consisting of architectural members projecting ourward from a wall and bearing the weight of the next course above it. Each course projects slightly beyond the one below. (Biers, 335)
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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 or console - A projecting block, usually of stone, supporting a beam or other horizontal member. A series, each one projecting beyond the one below, can be used in constructing a vault or arch.
corbel A kind of bracket composed of a single projecting block, or of several graduated projecting courses of masonry, providing a ledge.
Corbel (ing) Projection of stone, brick, timber of metal jutting out from a wall to provide support.
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.
CORBEL
Projecting block supporting something above. Corbelling brick or masonry courses built out beyond one another to support a chimney-stack, window, etc.
Corbel. Architectural element which projects from a wall and supports beams and cornices.
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.
Corbeling
brick or masonry courses, each projecting beyond, and supported by, the one below it; the meeting of two corbels would create an arch or vault.
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Corbelled Arch
In architecture, this is a "false arch" that bridges a gap by means of overlapping blocks of masonry. Also see corbel.
Corbel
A supporting piece of stone or wood, projecting out from a wall. Vaults and arches spring out from corbels. Found a great deal in Romanesque and Gothic architecture, corbels are usually carved with a wonderful variety of forms.
corbel: A projection from a wall which sometimes supports (or appears to support) a structural member such as a shaft.
Corbel
- a projecting block which supports a parapet or beam. Often carved, particularly in Gothic Architecture, where heads and foliage are common. Corbelling, is building out by projecting over the block below.
Corbel : A stone Abutment projecting from a wall supporting vaults, arches & roofs.
Crossing : The area of intersection in a Cruciform church, formed by joining the Nave, Transept & Chancel.
CORBEL
Ornamental bracket that supports a beam or other element.
CORBELLING
Masonry course that steps out farther than the one below.
Corbelled turret, square or round, frequently at an angle.Bar tracery ...
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 An architectural member which projects upward and outward from a wall that supports a horizontal member.
CORBEL - Cantilevered projecting support on face of wall.
CORE SAMPLE - Taken for testing - especially concrete.
CORNICE - Ornamental moulded projection around the top of a building or around the wall of a room just below the ceiling.
Corbelled bartizan: A bartizan built out on corbels, which was used to provide flanking fire thus reducing dead ground. See bartizan.
above into lateral pressure; Can be round-headed, pointed, two-centered, or drop; ogee - pointed with double curved sides, upper arcs lower concave; lancet - pointed formed on an acute-angle triangle; depressed - flattened or elliptical; corbelled - ...
Bartizan - an overhanging battlemented corner turret, corbelled out; sometimes as grandiose as an overhanging gallery; common in Scotland and France. These are particularly notable in the castles of North Wales.
Distinctive Hindu features incorporated into Mughal architecture include trabeate stone construction, richly ornamented carved piers and columns, and shallow arches made out of corbels rather than voussoirs.
Decorative gable trim, corbels, and a variation of exterior finishes. This style actually is a combination of several other main styles like Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne.
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Low-pitched, gabled roof, wide overhang of eaves, exposed rafters (rafter tails) under eaves, decorative brackets (knee braces or corbels); incised porch (beneath main roof); ...
Plate - A horizontal structural member placed on a wall or supported on posts, studs, or corbels to carry the trusses of a roof or to carry the rafters directly; a shoe or base member, as of a partition or other frame; ...
Coping - Protective capping or covering on the top of the wall.
Corbel - Brick, stone or wood block projecting from a wall to support a beam or slab. Shown below is a picture of stone corbel.
The logical sense, that demanded the grounding of every downward thrust of vault rib either at the pavement or on the abacus of the pier or column caps, was not operative, and in most cases the vault shafts were stopped on corbels above the level of ...
A type of decorative corbel used in Islamic architecture that in some circumstances, resembles stalactites....
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Squinch - An arch or a series of corbelled arches, diagonally across an angle (e.g. the internal angles of a square tower, to support a polygonal or round dome, or spire).
Overhanging battlemented corner turret, corbelled out; common in Scotland (and France).
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