The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · H

Header

Also called headers

A brick or stone laid with its length across the thickness of the wall, so that its end shows on the face.

See also: Stretcher, English bond, Flemish bond

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters How to Use This Book, Walls and Openings, The Authorities Compared.

Nearby in the glossary

Haram · Harmika · Harmonic mean · Haunch · Hearth · Hearting · Helix · Henge