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Details Title: Styles and Defintions Description: basic terminology Total Flash Cards: 5 Created: 07/08/2007 12:45:50	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Adobe Definition Sun-dried, unburned brick of earth (generally clay) and straw. A structure made of such bricks Term Arcade Definition A series of arches supported by columns or piers. A building or part of a building with a series of arches supported by columns or piers. A roofed passageway, especially one with shops on either side. Term Axiality Definition Symmetrical disposition of parts of a building or of structures along an axis. Term Band Windows Definition A horizontal series of uniform windows that appear to have little or no seperation between them. Term Batter Definition A receding upward slope of a wall or structure