A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1882)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 202
■penlienti&s— ^Perpendicular Stgle. 192 Pendentive, the portion of a groined ceiling supported … Pendentive (Gothic) . dentive where they become united. Also the portion of a domical vault which descends into the corner of an angular building when a ceiling of this description is placed over a straight- sided area. Pendentives of this kind are common in By- zantine architecture, but not in…
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