The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · B

Baluster

Also called balusters

A short post or pillar, usually turned in a vase or pear shape, one of a row supporting a rail in a balustrade.

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters Stairs.

Nearby in the glossary

Attic base · Attractor · Avlu · Axis · Balustrade · Baptistery · Bar tracery · Barchessa