Set-off (architecture)
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In architecture and masonry, the term set-off or off-set is given to the part of a wall or other architectural feature, which is exposed when the portion above is of a reduced thickness.[1] In plinths, this is generally simply chamfered. In other parts of stonework, the set-off is generally concealed by a projecting string course. In parapets, where the upper part projects (or is proud of) the lower, the break is generally hidden by a corbel. The portions of buttress caps which recede one behind another are also called sets-off.[2] The term for a set-off near ground level is water table, often sloped at the top to throw off water.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Parker (1888), p. 254
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Set-off". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 703.
- ^ Parker (1888), p. 327
Bibliography
[edit]- Parker, John Henry (1888), A Concise Glossary of Architure, london: Parker and Co
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