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roll billet molding =
A common Norman molding
consisting of a series of billets,
which are cylindrical in cross
section, usually staggered in
alternate rows.
Romanesque style =
An architectural style
emerging in Europe in the
11
th
century and lasting
until the advent of Gothic
architecture; based on
Roman and Byzantine
elements; found especially
in churches, castles and
public buildings. It is characterized by round
arches and by massive articulated wall, barrel,
groined and ribbed vaults; semicircular arches. It
served as the basis of the
Richardson
Roman-
esque style practiced by Henry Hobson Richard-
son (1838 – 1886) and his followers making use
of architectural elements of the Romanesque
style.
rose window =
A large, circular medieval
window containing tracery
disposed in a radial man-
ner.
rowlock arch =
An arch wherein the
bricks or small voussoirs
are arranged in concentric
rings.
roll billet
molding
Romanesque
Richardsonian
rose window
rowlock arch