A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 247
and in some cases may have been erected for protection against fire ; in other cases, when the material Tvas suitable, perhaps from economy. The name of roof is often applied to what are in fact ceilings having an external covering, or outer roof, distinct from that which is seen. Yaulted roofs are… … Portcullis . Badge of the Tudors. Rubble, Rubble-work, Rough- walling : coarse walling constructed of rough stones, not large but of great ir- regularity both in size and shape, and not so flat-bedded as in rag- work : in some districts it is often formed of only built coarse walling, as dis- Bose…
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