footstall - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
plinth, pedestal
pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure ...
Stalls - divisions within the choir, where clergy sat (or stood) during service. The stalls are often richly carved and fitted with misericords to help the clergy stand comfortably during long services.
Stalls.
Seating for the choir situated in the Chancel. Usually very decoratively carved and sometimes with tip-up seats with Misericords.
Strapwork.
Choir stalls The benches in the chancel where the choristers are seated. Here, instead of facing east as the pews do in the nave, the choir stalls face north or south so that the choristers look across to each other.
Choir stalls
The seats in the choir. Often highly decorated and having misericords.
Clerestory
The uppermost row of windows. So-called because it stands clear of the aisle roof.
Choir stalls. Canopied and carved seats for the choir and officiating clergy in a church.
Cloister. Internal courtyard of a monastery or convent with a portico of slender columns supporting a roof and resting on a low wall.
Stall Riser / Undercill
- an important element in a shopfront, being the panels below the cill. Sometimes referred to as an undercill.
Foot-stall - literally translation of 'pedestal', the lower part of a pier in architecture.
Formeret - French term for the wall-rib carrying the web or filling-in of a vault.
^ Stallybrass and Bullock, p.301-392 -entry by John Willett
^ Jencks, p.59
^ Sharp, p.68
^ Pehnt, p.163
^ Pehnt, p.203
^ Pehnt, p.203
^ Most notably Nikolaus Pevsner
^ Sharp p.166 ...
The two-stall garage, with 'lean to' was painted hot pink inside - wonder why we didn't see that when we looked earlier! There was only one overhead door, the other stall was just open.
Illustration above: St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral Choir stalls
Central Presbyterian Church - no screen or railing
St. John's Grace Episcopal Church no screen or railing ...
MISERICORD: a shelf-like projection from the underside of a hinged choir stall seat which, when the seat is turned up, will support the chorister in long periods of standing.
Cafeteria - A coffee stall, a restaurant with a counter.
Campus - College or school grounds and buildings, a college or self contained division of a university.
Canopy - A covering hung over a throne or bed.
Canteen - Refreshment room.
Great abbeys in the fully developed Norman style, such as Kirkstall and Fountains, Malmesbury, Peterborough, Norwich, and Ely were reared all over England, but the prevailing monastic influence was Benedictine, ...
The ground floors of the houses are either storerooms or shops whilst the first-floor rooms may be used for animal stalls.
in stone as in the Jube of the Madeleine at Troyes, or in wood as in the rood screens of the churches in East Anglia and in Somersetshire; and with this must be included that which was introduced into the panelling of church doors, choir stalls and ...
StallFixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church for the clergy or choir. Usually with armrests, and often framed together.StanchionUpright structural member, of iron, steel or reinforced concrete.
Brick mold Exterior casing around a wood window or door through which nails are driven to install the unit. Covers the gap between the frame & masonry opening. In some cases, siding is installed up to the edge of the brick mold.
Casement window ...
- Folding seat in the choir stalls, which provide relief for clergy who had to stand during long church services.
Mullions. - Vertical divisions of stone or wood between the lights of windows.
Nave.
misericord (Lt. mercy)- pivoting wooden seats in choir stalls. They were lifted up to provide relief for clergy who had to stand during long church services. Misericords are often highly carved. More at Resources: Misericords.
Misericords are small 'comfort' ledges fitted under tip up stalls, designed to give a resting point for monks and others who had to stand for long periods during long medieval services. These were often ornately carved.
Mullion ...
Misericord or Miserere - Bracket on the underside of the seat of hinged choir stall which, when turned up, served as support for the occupant while standing during long services. The undersides were usually carved, often with figures.
Brick Mould Outside casing around window to cover jambs and through which nails are driven to install the window.
Bulb Seal A round, soft PVC weather strip used where a compression type seal is required (casement and awning windows).
A carved ornamental finial at the end of a bench, pew, or stall.
Priantsearch for term
A representation of a person, as if in life, kneel as if in prayer.
Interior view of ambulatory
Interior view of chevet
Interior view of choir stalls
Interior view of choir
Interior view of crossing
Interior view of nave
Interior view of north transept ...
There are many different materials used today in the column industry, but FRP columns tend to be the choice of most consumers. Found to be simple to install, easy to maneuver, and comparatively inexpensive, FRP or PolyClassic columns, ...
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Half Bath A room in a residence that contains a toilet and wash basin but no bathing facilities, such as a bathtub or shower stall. Also sometimes refered to as a "Water Closet" or "Powder Room." ...
Brickmold: Standard outside casing around the window to cover the gap between the window frame and the opening. Nails are driven through the molding to install the window to the framed opening.
Garages feature at least three stalls and ample room for storage. Oversized windows allow abundant light into interior spaces.
Teshima Architects in Burlington Ontario, is a lovely, open, spacey building that augments the various buildings of the "Arts Complex" with a large variey of fast food outlets and an open space for presentations, gatherings, and many vending stalls.
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