Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration

Greek Revival style = An architectural style based on the reuse of an- cient Greek forms. Sym- metrical in plan, this style was very popular in Amer- ica from 1820 to 1850.

Greek Revival

groin = The ridge, edge, and or curved line formed by the intersection of the surfaces of two inter- secting vaults.

A = groins

guilloche = An ornament formed by two or more bands twisted over each other in a continuous series, leaving circu- lar openings, which are often filled with round ornaments.

guilloche

guttae = In Classical architec- ture one of a number of pendant ornaments in a rectangular arrangement.

guttae

hammer beam = One of a pair of short horizon- tal members attached to the foot of a principal rafter in place of a tie beam.

hammer beam

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