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The term is also commonly used to describe a moulded surround to a door or window opening. An eared architrave has the surround turning outwards, then upwards before returning horizontally along the top of the opening it is framing.  \nArchivolt: Bands or mouldings surrounding an arched opening.  \nArt Deco: An architectural style which was fashionable during the 1920s and 30s. The movement some times used modern materials such as cast concrete and the style suggested modernity, technology and motion. Stained and leaded glass was sometimes used and is often of a creative, geometric design.  \nArt Nouveau: A style of art and architecture which came into prominence in Paris in 1895. It was a break away from past styles of decoration and drew inspiration from natural forms such as plants and waveforms. Its influence is visible in some Arts and Crafts and Edwardian buildings, particularly in terms of decorative glazing and interiors. The movement lost its momentum by 1914.  \nArts and Crafts: Late 19th and early 20th century architectural style cased on the revival of traditional crafts (such as carpentry, glassmaking etc) and natural materials.  \nAshlar: Dressed stonework of any type, where the blocks have squared sides, carefully squared corners, and are laid in regular courses, usually with fine joints. The faces of the stones, called ashlars, are generally smooth and polished, but can be tooled or have a decorative treatment.  \nAstragal: A wooden glazing bar which divides a window. Can be functional and straight, as on asash window, or curved and decorative.  \nBalustrade: a parapet or stair rail composed of uprights (balusters) carrying a coping or railing.  \nBargeboards: boards fixed at the gable ends of roofs to conceal and protect the ends of the roof  \ntimbers. They may project over the wall face and are frequently highly decorative  \nBaroque/neo-Baroque: An exuberant style of art and architecture prevalent in the 17th and 18th centuries, but largely confined to mainland Europe with very few examples in Yorkshire or indeed Britain. This style reappeared in England around 1900 and had a short-lived revival.  \nBatter: The inclined surface of a wall, most pronounced at the base.  \nBattlement: A parapet with upstanding pieces and indentations (called crenels) . Castellated, like the turrets and defensive walls of castles.  \nBay Window: A window which projects on the outside of a building. A canted bay window has a flat front and angled sides.  \nBays: The number of windows in a horizontal line across a façade.  \nBlind Opening: A term applied to windows, arches, balustrades etc that are applied to a wall for decorative purposes but are blocked with recessed stone, brick etc.  \nBlocking course: a plain course forming a low parapet on top of the cornice, usually concealing agutter.  \nBow: a curved wall or window is said to be bowed.  \nBracket: Any projection from the face of a wall whose purpose is to support a structure or object.  \nBroached: At the point where an octagonal spire meets a square tower, the four angles of the tower not covered by the base of the spire are filled by an inclined mass of masonry known as the broach.  \nBroken Pediment: A pediment with an incomplete or missing base is said to be broken.  \nButtress: A mass of masonry built against or projecting from a wall either to stabilise, from the lateral thrust of an arch roof or vault, or to enable the wall to be thinner.  \nCampanile: A bell tower, usually free standing.  \nCapital: The crowning feature or head of a column, pilaster or gate pier.  \nCapping: Although it can occupy the same position as a moulding (e.g. around the edge of a panel, or as part of an entablature), a capping is where the stone is carved with an ornate repeated pattern rather th","cbCaiszDpUPquffE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiszDpUPquffE","pdf",167209,24,"English","# Glossary of Architectural Terms\n## A - C\n## D - Z","[{\"question\":\"What does the glossary cover?\",\"answer\":\"It provides definitions for architectural terms, including building elements and stylistic categories used in architecture.\"},{\"question\":\"How are architectural styles like Art Deco and Art Nouveau described?\",\"answer\":\"Each style entry gives a short overview of its historical period and typical characteristics, including influences and materials.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of building features are defined besides styles?\",\"answer\":\"The glossary defines structural and decorative components such as windows, parapets, columns, mouldings, and support elements.\"}]","Glossary of Architectural Terms | PDF",1790591424,37]