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Into to Historic Preservation2
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Architecture
Graduate
10/03/2008

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Graining
Definition
Faux painting in a wood pattern
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Header
Definition
end of a brick
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Impost
Definition
top part of a pier or wall where an arch is supported
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In Antis
Definition
columns when between square piers
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Ionic Order
Definition
Greek architectural order distinguished by volutes and dentil courses.
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Keystone
Definition
wedge shaped voussoir at the peak of an arch for support
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Knee Brace
Definition
triangular bracket extending from a facade, frequently present in Craftsman style
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Light
Definition
glass pane
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Lintel
Definition
Horizontal structural member over an opening to carry weight
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Lozenge
Definition
Diamond shaped decorative motif, usually one of a series
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Lunette
Definition
half moon window or space
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Modillion
Definition
ornamented bracket used to support a cornice, especially the Corinthian order
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Monochrome
Definition
single color
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Mullion
Definition
vertical member separating and frequently supporting windows.
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Muntins
Definition
secondary framing member to hold panes within a window
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Newel Post
Definition
A tall ornamental post at the head or foot of a stair supporting the handrail
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Order
Definition
Arrangement of column capital and entablature: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Composite
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Oriel Window
Definition
bay window projecting from an upper story
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Palladian Window
Definition
An arched window flanked by two smaller windows
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Parapet
Definition
A wall section rising above the roofline
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Pavilion
Definition
A unit which projects from the bullding, usually accented with decoration
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Pediment
Definition
The triangular gable end of a roof above the cornice
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Piano Nobile
Definition
principal story of a house with a basement story below and shallower floors above
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Pilaster
Definition
a flat-faced representation of a column projecting from a wall
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Portico
Definition
a projecting porch or walkway with a pediment and columns
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Post and Lintel
Definition
structural system based on upright members carrying horizontal members
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Polychrome
Definition
Multi-colored
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Porte Cochere
Definition
Large covered entrance porch through which a vehicle can pass.
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Pressed Metal
Definition
Thin sheets of metal molded into decorative designs and used to cover interior walls and ceilings
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Quoins
Definition
Heavy blocks cut in emulation of stone used at the corners of building to reinforce and ornament walls.
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Riser
Definition
The vertical part of a step
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Rococo
Definition
18th century style of architecture (end of Baroque) characterized by profuse semi-abstract decoration and lightness of color and weight
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Rustification
Definition
Stone masonry treatment that deeply cuts back the joints between blocks.
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Sash
Definition
window frame that opens by sliding up or down
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Side Lights
Definition
vertical line of small glass panes flanking a doorway
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Stretcher
Definition
brick laid with its long face to the weather
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Strings
Definition
The two sloping supports which carry the ends of the treads and risers of a staircase
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Stringcourse
Definition
A projecting vertical course of bricks.
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Swag
Definition
a suspended festoon of drapery
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Syrian Arch
Definition
Semicircular arch with low supports making the arch section wider than tall
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Tabernacle Frame
Definition
style of door surround composed of columns or pilasters surmounted by an entablature
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Terra Cotta
Definition
a fine grained, red-brown clay
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Trompe L'oeil
Definition
"trick the eye" - something which gives the appearance of reality (paint, architecture, etc)
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Turret
Definition
small, slender tower usually at the corner of a building, frequently containing stairs
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Trabeated
Definition
post and lintel constructed architecture
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Transom
Definition
a window over an entryway
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Triglyph
Definition
Doric characteristic design of three slightly raised vertical bands separated by v grooves
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Verandah
Definition
roofed open gallery or porch
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Verveboard
Definition
board attached to the projecting edges of a gabled roof
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Volute
Definition
spiral scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order
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Voussoir
Definition
the wedge shaped segments that form an arch
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Water Table
Definition
a sloping horizontal surface near the foundation to repel water from the building
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Wattle and Daub
Definition
primitive wall construction where laths are plastered over with mud
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