Dictionary of Moisture Protection & Restoration
lancet arch = A sharply pointed two- centered arch whose centers of curvature are much farther apart than the with of the arch; an acute arch.
leaf and dart = In Greek architecture, a pattern of alterna- tive conventionalized deltoid and lanceolate leaves, applied to cyma reversa.
Leaf and dart
Lombard style = Northern Italian pre- Romanesque architecture in the 7 th and 8 th cent., during the rule of Lombards, based on Early Christian and Roman forms.
Lombard style
mansard roof = A roof having a double slope on all four sides, the lower slope being much steeper. (USA) same as gambrel roof.
mansard roof
marquee, marquise = A permanent roof-like shelter over an entrance to a building.
marquee
121
Made with FlippingBook