A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1892)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 202
192 ^^rpmtJicuIar Stgle. Pendentive, the portion of a groined ceiling supported … Pendentive (Gothic). dentive where they become united. Also the portion of a domical vault which descends into the corner of an angular building when a ceiling of this description is placed over a straight- sided area. Pendentives of this kind are common in .By- zantine architecture, but not in…
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