A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 148
i38 ^outujlass Stanb — Image. Hour-glass $tand. A bracket or frame of iron for receiving the hour-glass, which … from the workmen. 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 corbels provided for them, more…
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