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Architectural elements > Impost blocks

Preferred term

Impost blocks  

Definition

  • Stones, usually with the shape of a truncated inverted pyramid, placed between capitals and the arches that spring from them [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Blocks, impost
  • Dosserets, impost blocks
  • Imposts
  • Superabaci
  • Supercapitals

Notation

  • 120586

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QTHRZKCG-H

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