| ALL AbouT ART haS a gReat topBox featuRe: "Elements of Architecture." One almost comically-named element is a squinch. Stokstad writes, "Squinches are lintels supported on bracketlike constructions placed across the walls’ upper corners." With each shelf-like lintel projecing beyond the one immediately below, squinches fill in corners of a square or polygonal room to support a dome. it’s also a verb for a squint. |
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