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Casement window From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Casement window, with latticed lights A casement is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges at the side. [1] [2] They are used singly or in pairs within a common frame, in which case they are hinged on the outside. Casement windows are often held open using a casement stay. Windows hinged at the top are referred to as awning windows, and ones hinged at the bottom are called hoppers. Hinged at the top: awning window In the United Kingdom, casement windows were common before the sash window was introduced, and usually metal with leaded glass—glass panes held in place with strips of lead (called lead "cames"; leaded glass is not to be confused with lead glass, which refers to the manufacture of the glass itself). [3] These casement windows usually were hinged on the side, and opened inward. By th...

Battlement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Embattled) Jump to navigation Jump to search "Castellated" redirects here. For the hardware item, see castellated nut. "Embattled" redirects here. For heraldic term, see embattled (heraldry). Battlements on the Great Wall of China Drawing of battlements on a tower Decorative battlements in Persepolis Battlements of a tower of Bam Citadel, Iran A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences. These gaps are termed "crenels" (also known as carnels , embrasures , or wheelers ), and the act of adding crenels to a previously unbroken parape...

Four-centred arch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Tudor arch) Jump to navigation Jump to search Construction of a four-centred arch A four-centred arch , also known as a depressed arch or Tudor arch , is a low, wide type of arch with a pointed apex. It is much wider than its height and gives the visual effect of having been flattened under pressure. Its structure is achieved by drafting two arcs which rise steeply from each springing point on a small radius, and then turning into two arches with a wide radius and much lower springing point. This type of arch, when employed as a window opening, lends itself to very wide spaces, decoratively filled with many narrow vertical mullions and horizontal transoms. The overall effect produces a grid-like appearance of regular, delicate, rectangular forms with an emphasis on the perpendicular. It is also employed as a wall decoration in which arcade and ...