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Architectural elements > Piers, architectural elements

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Piers, architectural elements  

Definition

  • Square or rectangular upright masonry, supporting elements, and similar elements of wood when classically treated; also, massive upright supporting elements of any shape in Medieval architecture [AAT]; cf. Columns

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Entry terms

  • Columns, piers
  • PILES, PIERS
  • PILLARS, PIERS
  • POSTS, PIERS

Notation

  • 110417

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-R4P1ZGMM-D

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