A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic architecture (1888)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London [etc.] Parker and co. · leaf 150
i38 ^our--gias0 Stantj— Image. Hour-glass Stand. A bracket or frame of iron for receiving the hour-glass, which … scaffolding to keep off the people from the wo kmen. It is also a term in military archi- tecture for the wooden gallery, protected by boarding in front, which was thrown out from the surface of the wall in time of war, to enable the defenders to protect the foot of the wall. There are sometimes…
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