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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