Glossary · C
Compound pier
Also called clustered pier, compound piers, pilier cantonné
A pier with shafts or half-columns attached to its faces, each carrying one of the arches or ribs above.
See also: Respond
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Romanesque and Gothic.
A feature of Romanesque architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Column · Commensurability · Compluvium · Composite · Concinnitas · Conservatory · Corbel · Corbelled dome