Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

stilted arch = An arch whose curve begins above the impost line.

stilted arch

swan’s neck pediment = A broken pediment having a sloping double S-shaped deco- rative element on each side; said to be suggesting of the neck of a pair of swans.

swan’s neck pediment

ta b ernacle = A decorative niche often topped with a canopy and housing a statue. Also a church for a large Protestant congregation.

tabernacle

cymatium

taenia, tenia = A narrow raised band or fillet, particularly the topmost member of the Doric architrave.

corona

taenia

taenia

taenia

telamon (pl. telamones) = A sculptured male human fig- ure used in place of a column to support an entablature, also called atlas.

telamon

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