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Reveal
The vertical part of a jamb of an opening in a wall particularly a door or window, that is visible between the door or window surface and outer wall surface. Reveals can be quite decorative or remarkable by their size.
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Reveal - The part of a jamb which lies between the glass or door and the outer wall surface. If cut diagonally, it is called a splay.
Reveal: the side of an opening or recess which is at right angles to the face of the work; especially the vertical side of a doorway, window, or arch
Spina: the divider down the middle of a circus, finished with metae at either end ...
Reveals: The side faces of a window or door opening.
Ridge: The apex of a roof.
Riser: The vertical part of a step or stair.
REVEAL The inside surface of a doorway or window opening, usually the thickness of a wall.
ROTUNDA An internal space, perhaps domed, round, or oval in plan; often part of the circulation pattern in a building.
Reveal The side or top faces of a window or door opening.
Ridge The highest part or apex of a roof where two slopes meet.
Ridge Tile A specially shaped angular or half round tile for covering and making weather-tight the ridge of a roof.
REVEAL The part of the side of a window or door opening that is between the outer surface of a wall and the window or door frame; the jamb.
REVETMENT Retaining wall.
- Reveal Window: just sticks out from the wall.
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Reveal
- the inward plane of a door or window opening between the edge of the external wall and the window or door frame, in effect the inner portion of the jamb that is exposed.
reveal The side of an opening for a door or window between the frame and the outer surface of a wall, showing the wall's thickness.
rock faced Masonry treated with a rough surface that retains or simulates the irregular texture of natural stone.
Reveal -
The part of the jamb which lies between the door (or glass, in a window) and the outer wall surface.
Revetment - ...
Reveal: An opening in a parapet which has the same purpose as a crenel. See crenel, embrasure.
Revet: To provide revetment.
Form as revealed by law was depicted in an expressionist light by Hugh Ferris. His illustrations of the New York City 1916 zoning ordinance had an expressionist quality in their rendering.
REVEAL: the inside surface of a doorway or window. RIBS: the stone bands which support or decorate a vault. RIDGE BEAM: a beam running along the top of a ridged roof.
The carving of this sepulchre revealed her whose bodily remains were preserved within it.
have revealed a vast set of stone ruins which are still in need of full interpretation although the evidence suggests a period of occupation from the seventh to the seventeenth century.
The Ghent Altarpiece (completed 1432, Saint Bavon, Ghent), one of the most famous works of the Renaissance, is a large polyptych consisting of two hinged panels, painted on both sides, that open to reveal a two-tiered central panel.
The purpose of this document is two fold: 1) to reveal the rich architectural heritage that exists in the city of Fullerton and 2) to describe and define the types of architecture that has evolved over the last 100 years for both residential and ...
Dr Arthur Evans's discoveries at Cnossus have revealed, in the eastern portion of the palace, rectangular openings which were certainly windows, with raised sills and stone benches inside, ...
-- Nothing, so far as Normandy is concerned, except as regards certain large architectonic qualities first revealed in Jumièges, and, following this, in the Abbeys of Caen and St-Georges de Bocherville.
Following the example of literary critics, art critics looked back to the glories of Rome, and then Greece, as revealing a noble simplicity and reasoned calm.
At first glance it may not be apparent that our buildings of today bear any relation to the glorious temples of the Greek Acropolis, but even a hasty comparison will reveal the line of descent.
"The foundation, however, is not only the story of tragedy but also reveals the dimensions of life. The PATH trains continue to traverse this ground now, as before, linking the past to the future.
Scuntion(Scots): A reveal, i.e. the plane of a jamb between the wall and the frame of a door or window.SectionTwo-dimensional representation of a building, moulding etc., revealed by cutting across it.
Vault of the internal hood of a doorway or window to which a splay has been given on the reveal, sometimes the vaulting surface is terminated by a small rib known as the scoinson rib, ...
Oriel Window: Begins above the ground and heads up.
Bay Window: See top of page.
Reveal Window: Just sticks out from the wall.
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A decorative design made by scratching the plaster of a wall, or the surface of a stone, metal, ceramics or layer of painting, to reveal the contrasting colour of the background.
The remaining marks in a wall where a roof one was. Two sides of a triangle, these reveal roof lines have changed over time.
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When the excavation of ancient ruins in the late 18th century began to reveal a great deal of variety in Greek and Roman architecture, the popularity of Renaissance Classicism waned in favor of the Neoclassical or Romantic styles (which see).
In Orthodox worship, the nave represents earth, the chancel represents heaven, and the iconostasis is the barrier that prevents us from seeing heaven from earth. The celebrant opens the middle door at appropriate times when heaven is revealed to ...
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