Glossary · S
Stilted arch
An arch whose curve begins some distance above the impost, on vertical continuations of the jambs, so that its crown is raised.
See also: Springing
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Arch.
Nearby in the glossary
Squinch · Steel frame · Stela · Step rings · Stoa · Stomion · Stretcher · Stroll garden