Principals
in a roof of double-framed construction, the main as opposed to the common rafters.
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Buffalo's Brick Italianates: An Allentown Legacy, by Sonia R. Efron. Buffalo. Self-published. 1994. Available in Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries.
principal room or building in a castle, used for meals, meetings and formal occasions. It also served as a sleeping area for servants
Hall House
a defensible two-storey building containing a hall above a basement ...
A principal feature of Decorated Gothic architecture, ogee arches are sinuous and curved, and look as if they are made up of two S-shaped sections joining together.
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The principal building materials of Algeria are stone, baked brick and mud brick (toub) with wood used as a roofing material.
The principal horizontal members of a roof, often attached to girders or a main beam which would be larger.
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The principal area of a church, extending from the main area to the transept.
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The principal advantage of MEMS cantilevers is their cheapness and ease of fabrication in large arrays. The challenge for their practical application lies in the square and cubic dependences of cantilever performance specifications on dimensions.
the principal church of a diocese (the ecclesiastical district supervised by a bishop).
Cella
the main inner room of a temple, often containing the cult image of the deity.
Via principalis: The pathway which followed the two intersecting lines bisecting a Roman encampment, which were approximately thirtymetres wide.
Via sagularis: Th street running around the interior of the intervallum of a Roman fort.
Hall: principal living quarters of a medieval castle or house
Hoarding: covered wooden gallery affixed to the top of the outside of a tower or curtain to defend the castle
Inner Ward or Inner Bailey: open area in the center of a castle ...
main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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HALL: The principal room in the keep, used for receiving guests and for a major entertainments.
KEEP: The strongest tower of a castle. Usually where the lord lived.
LANCET: A tall narrow, pointed window.
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cella: principal interior of a temple, housing the cult image chamfered a corner truncated at an angle of about 45 degrees.
centralised plan: a plan in which length and width are equal.
Hall - Principal room or building in complex.
Herringbone - Brick or stone laid in alternate diagonal courses.
Hillfort - Bronze or iron age earthwork defenses of concentric ditches and banks.
newel - the principal post in a banister at the foot of a staircase and at the corners of landings
oriel - a projecting window on an upper floor, often supported with brackets ...
Bay - A principal area or division in the architectural arrangement of a building- The divisions may be marked by fenestration, buttresses or pilasters in elevation; or roof structure in plan.
NAVE The principal room in a church for the congregation.
NEWEL The main post from which the steps of a stair rise. One end of a handrail is usually attached to the newel.
OCULUS A small round or oval window.
nave The principal room or space in a church, which accommodates the congregation.
niche A recess in a wall (interior or exterior), especially for a statue. Usually curved at the top or back.
Keep - The principal tower of a castle, containing sufficient accommodation to serve as the chief living-quarters permanently or in times of siege; also called a donjon.
Keystone - The central stone of an arch or a rib vault; sometimes carved.
PIANO NOBILE
Principal floor of a classical building above a ground floor or basement and with a lesser storey overhead.
PIER
Any Strong, solid support, frequently square in section or of composite section (compound pier).
Piano nobile - the principal floor of a large house, built in the style of renaissance architecture
Plan View - a drawing defined as a vertical orthographic projection on to a horizontal plane, with the horizontal plane cutting through the building.
Keep / Donjon
- the principal tower of a castle, usually in the centre. Donjon, not to be confused with dungeon, is the French term for keep.
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Bay: Internal division of building marked by roof principals or vaulting piers; A unit of interior space in a building, marked off by architectural divisions.
The principal types of "bond" used in domestic construction being English, Flemish, header, stretcher, rat-trap, diagonal or garden wall bond.
Bonding Timbers - timbers built into the walls in older houses to provide restraint.
Of medieval staircases the principal examples are those in stone built round a circular newel, to provide means of ascent to the various stages of the church towers.
The Papacy in Rome remained a principal motivating force and commanding Popes continued to support important architectural commissions.
Hall - Principal room or building in the castle complex.
Hall House - a defensible two-storey building containing a hall above a basement.
Scissor braces: paired braces crossing diagonally between pairs of rafters or principals. Wind-braces: short, usually curved braces connecting side purlins or ridge piece with principals.
Direct-Reduction Mortgage Loan - A mortgage loan, which, by its terms, provides for crediting any payments by the mortgagor: first, to accrued interest upon the outstanding principal balance as of the date payment is made, and second, ...
Peter, the principal disciple of Christ and the first Bishop of Rome. Focusing on the tomb of St. Peter in the apse of the church, Old St. Peter's should be classified as a martyrium as opposed to a community church.
cathedral - (cathedra, seat or throne) the principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun.
His principal works include the bronze David (1430?-1435, Bargello, Florence), an image of the biblical hero with the head of Goliath at his feet.
buiding - as defined for eligibility in the National Register of Historic Places; a house, barn, church, hotel, or similar construction, created principally to shelter any form of human activity.
The Minoan culture (3000-1200 bc) flourished on the island of Crete; its principal site is the multichambered Palace of Minos at Knossos, near present-day Iraklion.
CRUCK A pair of timbers that act as the principal members for a roof. Represented in Ashfield at Cruck Cottage in Skegby.
CRYPT A vaulted underground room beneath a church which may be used either as a burial place or for storage.
The name, Second Empire, referred to a style that developed during the "Second French Republic" (or "Empire" - the era following France's 1848 Revolution) and principally during the time of Emperor Napoleon III.
Floor joists are the principal element of a wooden floor; the flooring is nailed to the top of the joists and, if the room below has a finished ceiling, the ceiling material is nailed to the bottoms of the joists.
They were the principal rivals of the late Roman and early Byzantine Empires. Throughout their existence they exerted a considerable political and cultural influence in Armenia.
Beam - A Horizontal load-bearing element that forms a principal part of a structure, usually using timber, steel, or concrete.
Bearing Partition - An interior wall supporting weight from above.
Facade
Any important face of a building usually the principal front with the main entrance.
Forum
The main public square of an ancient Roman city.
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Stiff, long hairs from the horse's mane and tail, woven into a fabric used principally for stiffening in drapery and upholstery work. Formerly used as a furniture covering on Victorian chairs and sofas.
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Bond The regular arrangements of bricks, blocks or stones in a wall so that the units may be joined together. The principal types of bond used in domestic construction are English, Flemish, header, stretcher, rat-trap, ...
Bond The regular arrangement of bricks or stones in a wall so that the structure is physically joined together. The principal types of 'bond' used in domestic construction being English, Flemish, header, stretcher or garden wall bond.
Ell -- The rear wing of a house, generally one room wide and running perpendicular to the principal building.
Engaged Column -- A round column attached to the wall.
Amiens Cathedral
"Plan of Amiens Cathedral. A, Apsidal aisle. B B, Outer aisles of choir. F G, Transepts. H, Central tower. I J, Western turrets. M, Principal or western doorway. N N, Western side doors. P Q, ...
The main identifying feature of this style is the second-story balcony (cantelievered), and covered by principal roof. Here in Savannah, it seems to have less Spanish influence and more Colonial Revival.
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Cross Vault - Arch made by two barrel vaults at right angles to each other, meeting in the middle. Also known as groin vault.
Crucks - Pairs of large curved beams used as the principal framework members of English houses until the 16th ...
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