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Title: The American glossary of architectural terms, being a concise and comprehensive compilation of all terms used in the practice of architecture and the building arts
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Garnsey, Geo. O. (George O.)
Subjects: Architecture
Publisher: Chicago : National Builder Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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asCable.) GOLA j §8la ROVE^cIa f (Same as Cymatum.)GULA J GORGE (Fr.) A concave moulding. (Same asCynia Recta; same as Collarino.) GORGERIN. (Same as Collarino.) GORGONEID. A carved keystone. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. That style ofarchitecture originating in its primitivestages with the Goths, and brought intomaturity and prominence by the later Ital-ian architects, who seemed to have appliedthe term Gothic to any transition of theclassical orders during their decline, which,however, culminated in a heterogeneouscombination of the Greek and Roman ex-amples, with the Romanesque, Lombardic,Saxon and Norman forms or details. Thisstyle reached a distinct period during themiddle ages by the applicition of thescience of geometrical lines and problems,partaking of the classic dynamics whichgoverned the ancient Roman builders asa base, but gravitating towards a lighterand more fragile creation, until the Englishgradually adopted it a s a national exempli-fication of a higher Christian art. To the
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OROIN CEILING GOU HEA English, therefore, are we indebted for thefinal characteristics of this style, whichduring the fourteenth century reached itshighest period of perfection, and gave to thearchitectural world a distinct and dominantstyle. GOUFING FOUNDATIONS. A Scotch terrafor underpinning a wall. GRADETTE ) (Same as Amulet->GR^ECOSTASIS. A hall or portico of a Romanbuilding. GRANARY. A building used for the storageof grain. GRANGE. An ancient term for Barn.GRANITE. An aggregate rock formation composed of feldspar, quartz and mica.GRATING. (Same as Grillage.)GREEK ARCHITECTURE. A general termgiven to that distinct class of buildingpracticed by the ancient Greeks.GREEK ARCH ) Contemporaneous GREEK CROSS terms used to des- GREEK MASONRY I ignate the severalGREEK MOULDINGS f individual and spe-GREEK ORDER cific details of GREEK ORNAMENTS J Greek architectureas expressed by the particular title men-tioned in margin.GREENHOUSE. (Same as Conservatory.)GREES. Steps, or a staircase.GRI

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