Glossary · A
Ang
Also called cantilever arm, lever arm
A slanting lever-arm in a bracket set, running down and out to carry the eaves further while its tail rises inside the building to be held down under a purlin. Characteristic of Tang and Song bracketing.
See also: Dougong
Rules that use the word
The ang: reach further without climbing. Where the eaves must project far, replace the outer arms by slanting levers (ang) that run down and out beyond the bracket set and rise inward to be held down under an interior purlin.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
A feature of Chinese architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Amalaka · Ambulatory · Anathyrosis · Anda · Anta · Antarala · Anticlastic · Apadana