Glossary

In half-timber construction, the corner post.

A timber that is cut from a square rail to form two lengthwise pieces which are triangular in cross section.

A niche formed at the corner of a building; common in medieval architecture.

The angle between the axis of an illuminator and a perpendicular to the surface being illuminated.

The maximum angle with the horizontal at which a mass of material, as in a cut or embankment, will lie

A hand tool used to finish a plastered surface.