- A
baluster (/ˈbæləstər/ ) is an
upright support,
often a
vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form
found in stairways, parapets, and
other architectural...
-
Heavy baluster gl****es or
goblets (French 'balustre' = 'pomegranate flower') were po****r in the
period 1680–1740. The
baluster stem is
formed in one...
- "volute" that
connects the tops of the
balusters.
Besides the
cosmetic appeal,
starting steps allow the
balusters to form a wider, more
stable base for...
- and
Brian corrects him by
saying they are
called "
baluster slats".
Stewie then asks if the "
baluster" is the big,
round thing at the
bottom of the stairs...
-
ecclesial architecture, it is also used to
designate the area
between the
baluster of a
Catholic church and the high
altar (what is
usually called the sanctuary...
-
basilica and
architecture characterised by pilaster-strips,
blank arcading,
baluster shafts and
triangular headed openings.
After the
Norman conquest in 1066...
-
design is
built on-site
using pressure treated lumber, with the
vertical balusters regularly spaced to meet
building code. Wood
railing could be in different...
- part,
placed inside a gl**** case
protected by a
golden grate.
Above the
baluster of the
altar were
placed eight putti in
prayer or
bearing the
nails of...
-
shoot downwards; this
incline is
called the
superior talus.
Attic style Baluster Merlon Redoubt Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Parapet" . Encyclopædia Britannica...
- period) an
architecture characterised by pilaster-strips,
blank arcading,
baluster shafts and triangular-headed openings. Many
cathedrals of
England are ancient...
