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Pendant posts

Scope note

In decorative, open-timber roof trusses, short posts set against the wall, bearing at bottom on a stone corbel or capital and supporting, generally with the aid of a curved brace, the wall end of the tie beam, or hammer beam of the truss. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002459

Equivalent Terms used

pendant post

Created

13yrs ago

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