COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AN ILLUSTRATED TERMINOLOGY OF ARCHITECTURE NOTE Regardless of the extent to which any special subject may be treated for general reading, there must always be certain terms of a more or less technical nature, an understanding of which is essential even on the part of the general reader. It is the intention, therefore, of the following seven pages to illustrate certain of the most common architectural terms. It is obvious that, in limited compass, it would be impossible to illustrate all special architectural terms, nor would it be necessary for the purpose of this book to do so. This brief "Illustrated Terminology," then, is designed to acquaint the reader with the names of certain commonly seen architectural features, familiarity with which should be regarded as a part of everyone's education. In some cases the reader will be enabled to learn the architectural name for an often-noticed feature-will learn, for example, that the wall-space between two arches is called a "spandril." In other cases the reader will be enabled to identify some architectural feature the name but not the nature of which is known-will learn for example, by consulting the "Illustrated Terminology," what is a "pediment." |