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The tas-de-charge, or solid springer, had two advantages: (1) it enabled the stone courses to run straight through the wall, so as to bond the whole together much better; and (2) it Iessened the span of the vault, ...
TabernacleCanopied structure in a church or chapel to contain the reserved sacrament or a relic. Also an architectural frame for an image or statue.Table tombMemorial slab raised on free-standing legs.Tas-de-charge ...
 See also: Church, Principal, Timber, Frame, Chapel
  
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