springer - the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
impost
arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it ...
Spring
The point at which the arch rises from its support or the point at which the arch enters the radius.
Cistern - Istanbul - Turkey (532) ...
Palm Springs Pictures: Swiss Miss Style House
Rose Avenue, Vista Las Palmas neighborhood, Palm Springs, California
Swiss Miss style house, Palm Springs, California ...
springer - the horizontal stone which the first arch stone rests upon, or springs from.
Springline - An imaginary horizontal line across a flat-arch or true-arch door or window, between the points where the top radius begins and ends.
spring line (of an arch or a vault)
The point or line at which an arch or vault begins to curve. See also arch, rise, span.
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Spring - Level at which the springers (voussoirs) of an arch rise from their supports.
Squint - Observation hole in wall or room.
Stepped - Recessed in a series of ledges.
springer: lowest stone of an arch or vault rib.
springing: the part where an arch begins.
squinch: small arch diagonally across an internal angle of a square building, smoothing the transition to a circular or polygonal structure.
Springing
(a) the architectural member of an arch that is the first to curve inward from the vertical; (b) the point at which this curvature begins.
Squinch ...
Springing / Springer
In architecture, this is the lowest voussoir of an arch. The point where the vertical support for an arch (or vault) terminates and the curve of the arch (or vault) begins is called the spring line.
"Spring," by Alexis Fournier
by Alexis Fournier
William Morris modeled by Jerome Connor and later cast in bronze ...
Springing - The lowest point of an arch; the face of its bearing on the abutment (c/f and skewback).
Cross springer
Block from which the diagonal ribs of a vault spring or start. The top of the springer is known as the skewback....
Crypto-porticus ...
Springer / Skew backs
- horizontal voussoir at start of an arch, also known as "skew backs."
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spring from the same level as the arches, or that its domical surface should be a continuation of that of the pendentive.
Springald: war engine of the catapult type, employing tension
Trebuchet: war engine developed in the Middle Ages employing counterpoise
Turning Bridge: a drawbridge that pivoted in the middle ...
Springer
point from which an arch or vault is struck from a wall face
Squinch arch ...
springer: Needs definition
squinch : An arch, or a system of concentrically wider and gradually projecting arches, placed at the corners of a square base to act as the transition to a circular dome placed on the base. Contrast with pendentive.
Spring manifesto of Arbeitsrat für Kunst is published. Art for the masses. Alliance of the arts under the wing of architecture. 50 artists, architects and patrons join lead by Bruno Taut, Walter Gropius and Adolf Behne.
Bending spring - A helical spring of circular crossection inserted into a copper or plastic tube to keep it circular during hand bending ...
Parts of an arch: keystone, soffit, spring line, springer, voussoir. Measurements of an arch: rise, span. Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum.
Because they lacked offspring of either sex, they generously began to hand over their own possessions to those who were God-fearing and were paupers in His name.
Roaring Spring Historic District, c. , (Historic), Roaring Spring Boro, Blair County PA
Robidoux Hill Historic District, c. , (Historic), St Joseph City, Buchanan County MO
Romberger-Stover House, c.
Spandrel - area between top of a column or pier and the apex of the arch springing from it.
Springfield, IL. Small International-style office building adjacent to a 19th century Italianate building.
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19. Venice, CA.
In Homeric Greece they were places of resort, outside citadels, often dedicated to specific gods and associated with a fresh spring or grotto. In Classical Greece, sacred groves were used for physical and intellectual exercise.
In Sant' Eustorgio at Milan (c. 900) we find evidences that transverse arches were thrown from each pier of the arcade to the aisle wall, so necessitating the addition of a flat pilaster to each pier to take the spring of the arch.
Jack arch: shallow segmental vault springing from beams, used for fireproof floors, bridge decks, etc.
are: 1) intrados - the underside or soffit of an arch; 2) keystone - a central wedge-shaped block in the upper curved section; 3) extrados - the outer curve of the arch; 4) the impost - the blocks or bands on either side, from which the arch springs; ...
Bursa is well known for its bath houses (kapilica) which relied upon naturally occurring warm spring water.
The city's premier commercial buildings of the era, the Masonic Temple (1920), now called Spring Field Banquet Center, at 501 N. Harbor Boulevard and the California Hotel (1922), now called Villa del Sol, at 305 N.
Lierne - A minor rib in a complex rib vault. Liernes do not spring from the main springers.
Linenfold - Panelling ornamented with a conventional representation of a piece of linen laid in vertical folds. One such piece fills one panel.
"The Italian style is, we think, decidedly the most beautiful mode for domestic purposes, that has been the direct offspring of Grecian art. . .
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.
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Sash balance: A system of weights, cords and/or coiled springs which assist in raising double-hung sash and tend to keep the sash in any placed position by counterbalancing the weight of the sash.
The architects of the cathedrals found that, since the outward thrusts of the vaults were concentrated in the small areas at the springing of the ribs and were also deflected downward by the pointed arches, ...
the projection, often moulded, at the springing of an arch, upon which the arch appears to rest.
Incised
engraved.
impost - the top part of a pier or wall upon which rests the springer or lowest voussoir of an arch. It serves to receive and distribute the thrust or load at each end of an arch.
Impost: Slab above a column capital at the point of the spring of an arch.
Balance: Device for counterbalancing a sliding sash, usually associated with a double-hung window, so sash may be held open at any given position. Usually a system of cords, weights, springs, spiral devices or block and tackle hardware.
SPANDREL The almost triangular area contained by the outer curve of an arch, the horizontal line drawn from its apex, and the vertical line drawn from its springing.
Generally speaking, Gothic architecture emphasized strong vertical lines, high vaulted ceilings, minimal wall space, pointed window and door openings, and buttressed walls. But these characteristic Gothic themes did not spring into being overnight.
States in the later 1880s after buildings in New York reached ten stories SORI: the curved eaves line of a Japanese roof SPANDREL: the triangular space between the side of an arch, the horizontal above its apex, and the vertical of it's springing; ...
tufa the calcareous (chalky, containing calcium carbonate) and siliceous (flinty, containing silica) deposits of springs, lakes, or ground water; also a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash: in architectural terms, ...
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