A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1892)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 94
Corona— Crenelle* 84 C or ona( Lat .)the lower mem- ber, or drip, of the projecting Cyma part of a Classic cornice : the cymatium horizontal under-surface of it is corona called the soffit. [See Column .] Course, Cors, a continuous range of stones or bricks of uniform height in the wall of a… … Kernel). This term ap- pears sometimes to signify a battlement, but it usually means the embrasures of a battlement, or loopholes and other openings in the walls of a fortress through which arrows and other missiles might be discharged against assailants; the adjective 4 crenellated/ when applied…
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