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Post-and-lintel
Also called trabeation, trabeated, post and lintel, post-and-beam
The structural system of upright supports and horizontal beams, in which every member is either in compression (the posts) or in bending (the beams). Also called trabeated construction.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Post and Lintel, The Arch, The Ancient World.
A feature of Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Polygonal masonry · Polylobed arch · Porch · Portico · Pozzolana · Pradakshina · Praecinctio · Prairie style