The American Vignola, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from The American Vignola, Vol. 1: The Five OrdersA beam that spans the space between two piers or columns, or between a pier Or column and a wall, is called an Archi trave, or Epistyle. Above it, between the Architrave and the Cornice, there is generally a little strip of wall called the Frieze. Architrave, Frieze, and Cornice constitute the Entablature. A series of columns is called a Colonnade, Fig. 12. I The spaces between piers or columns are sometimes spanned by Arches, a series of which is called an Arcade, Fig.The space between two parallel walls is sometimes covered by a sort of continuous arch, called a Vault, instead of by a ¿oor or roof, Fig. 14.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.