“Piers.” A mass of stonework used in supporting an arch; also the part of the wall of a house between the windows or doors.
P. 332, c. 1.—“Cuspated,” cuspˈāt-ed. Ending in a cusp, that is, the projecting point thrown out from foliations in the heads of Gothic windows.
“La Sainte Chapelle.” The holy chapel.
“Chartres,” shartˈr; “Bourges,” boorzh; “Corbel,” a projecting stone or timber supporting, or seeming to support, some weight.
P. 332, c. 2.—“Tudor,” tūˈder. So called from the house on the English throne at the time of the growth of the style.
“Elizabethan,” elĭzˌa-bēthˈan.
“Newel-post.” The stout post at the foot of the staircase, on the top of which the rail rests.
“Wren.” (1632-1723.) An English architect, the designer of St. Paul’s, in London. After the London fire of 1666, he drew the plans for over fifty churches and many important public buildings of the city.
“Mural,” belonging to a wall.
“Beaumanti,” bĕ-ä-mänˈte.