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The final development of English Perpendicular Gothic architecture, duringthe reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII (1485-1547) characterized by four-centred arches.
TUDOR STYLE:
and Baroque designs. It is expressed in grand, eclectic and imposing scale.A style derived from all of the Classical elements, mixed with Renaissance
BEAUX ARTS:
George I, George II, and George III (1714-1820). The forms are devived from Classical, Renaissance, and Baroque styles.This was the prevailing style of the 18th century in Great Britain and the North American colonies, so named after
GEORGIAN REVIVAL:
braces are block-like and the rooflines are straight, uncomplicated and maintenance-free detailing.Many of the classical features are utilized with guarded understatement. Cornice brackets and
EDWARDIAN CLASSICISM:
The style prevailing in the restrained architectural climate on England, France and North America is called Baroque Classicism.The Baroque style of architecture and decoration features interpenetration of oval spaces, curved surfaces and conspicuous decoration.
BAROQUE CLASSICISM:
in the early 19th century.An architectural movement based on the use of pure Greek forms
GREEK REVIVAL:
Open-topped PedimentA pediment where the sloping sides
are returned before reaching the
apex.
Cornice
Any molded projection, which
crowns or finishes the part to which
it is affixed. The uppermost division
of an entablature, resting on the frieze.
Finial
An ornament at the point of a
pinnacle, gable or pediment.
Label mould
A moulding projecting above and
outlining a squared doorway, window or arch.
Pilaster
Wall pier with a base and
capital.
Column
A supporting member with circular,
polygonal or profiled plan,
consisting of a base, shaft and
capital.
The approximtely triangular
shape between the curve of an
arch and the rectangular frame above it.
Spandrel
Sill
The horizontal piece of stone
forming the bottom of a window,
doorway, or other opening, usually
and properly designed to throw water off.
Plinth Course
A continuous course of masonry
Which gives the appearance of a
platform.
The impost or place where the
vertical support for an arch terminates and the curve of the
arch begins. also the lower voussoir, or bottom stone of an
arch, which lies directly on an
impost.
Springer
A decorative boss or other
termination of a hoodmould or
dripstone.
Label Knee
A rectangular block at the base
of a column, pilaster or door
frame where a profile terminates.
Plinth Block
The vertical sides of a window
or door opening, which connect
the two sides of the wall bearing
the load of the wall by way of the lintel or arch.
Jamb
One of a number of short
vertical members, often circular
in section, used to support a
handrail or coping.
Baluster
A cube, or the body of a
pedestal between the plinth and
the cornice. In a pedestal it
often has half-balusters engaged,
it if it is part of a balustrade.
Dado or Die stone
In the classical orders, the lowest
member of the entablature, the
beam that spans from column to
column, resting directly upon
their capitals. Also called
epistylium.
Architrave
A horizontal member,which
separates a window from a door.
Transom bar
A vertical post or other upright
dividing a window or other
opening into two or more lights;
main bar; secondary bar.
Mullion
A garlanded ox skull used on classical friezes.
Bucranium
A space enclosed by a pediment or arch, or between the lintel of
a door and the pediment above.
Tympanum
TriglyphsA vertical block used in a Doric
Order frieze. History suggests
that triglyphs were exposed ends of beams.
The Ionic CapitalVolutes are characteristics of the
Ionic capital. The term Ionic
relates to Ionia, the eastern part of the Greek world.
Column BaseIn classical architecture a
column base is the first part of a
column that rests on grade or a
pedestal.
A series of vertical channels
arrayed around the circumference of the column
shaft.
Fluting
A decorative pattern to resemble
a row of hanging egg shapes, with
an addition of darts to suggest the stems of leaves.
Egg and Dart
In masonry, the central, often embellished, voussoir of an arch.
Until the keystone is in place, no true arch action is incurred. Also
called key block.
Keystone
The covering course of a wall,
parapet, or balustrade, desined to throw off water. Also called
capping.
Coping
Broken Pediment
In classical architecture a broken
pediment has in incomplete
bottom cornice and no apex or top.
The Doric CapitalIntroduced by the Dorian Greeks.
The Doric capital is broader in
proportions in comparison to the
other orders, with a simple
cushion capital.
Engaged ColumnA pilaster attached to a wall and
partly buried or concealed within
the wall. Also known as applied, attached, or inserted.
Ogee ProfileA S-shaped double curve, one convex and the other concave.
Urn
Often used as a decorative motif
on top of the pedestals of balustrades, or on walls, niches,
pediments, or as garden ornaments.
Lug or StoolThe upstand of a window sill
designed to receive a vertical
mullion or jamb.
Recessed Panel
A sunken compartment
surrounded by a moulding.
Panels may be treated as plain
squares or rectangles, or can be
quatrefoils or blind tracery.
The exterior curve or face of an
arch or vault forming the convex
upper face.
Extrados
The inner curve or face of an
arch or vault forming the concave underside.
Intrados
A continous range of stones of
uniform height in the wall of a
building.
Coursed Rubble
In ashlar masonry, the joints are
worked with grooves, channels, or chamfers, to render them
conspicuous.
Rusticwork
A rectangular block at the base
of a column, pilaster or door
frame where a profile terminates.
Plinth Stone
A cornice following the slope of
a gable, pediment, or roof.
Raking Cornice