Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

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A projection from a vertical surface providng structural or visual support under corncies, balconies, or any other overhanging member

Examples:

	Corbel Illustration: Hotel Touraine
	Classical scroll modillion (usually with acanthus leaf carving) Illustration: Otto Building
	Classical block modillion Illustration: Williams-Butler house
	Classical console (ancone) Spaulding Building
	Fan Illustration: 1719 Main Street
	Italianate style Illustration: 63 Mariner St.
	Queen Anne style Illustration: 406 Linwood Avenue
	Arts & Crafts: rafter tails Illustration: Automobile Club of Buffalo
	Bungalow: knee brace Illustration: 416 Parkside Avenue
	Scroll-sawn Illustration: 406 Linwood Avenue
	Splayed Illustration: Automobile Club of Buffalo

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