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Glossary

Quadripartite rib-vault
A vault with two pairs of diagonal ribs dividing each bay into four triangular compartments or cells.
Quarries
Square (or diamond) panes of glass supported by lead strips (cames); square floor slabs or tiles.
Quatrefoil
A four-lobed opening.
Quattrocento
The Italian Renaissance architecture of the 15th century; also used for its 19th-century revival.
Queen-struts
Paired vertical or near-vertical timbers placed symmetrically on a tie-beam of a roof to support the rafters, and not directly attached to the longitudinal timbers.
Queen Anne
Salisbury Court
City of London
Not to be confused with the architecture of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-14), this usually refers to a later Victorian style that sought to revive the domestic classical manner of the mid 17th century. It favoured red brick or terracotta, usually combined with white-painted woodwork. It is particularly associated with the architect Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912) and with the turn away from the Gothic Revival.
Queenposts
Paired vertical or near-vertical timbers placed symmetrically on a tie-beam of a roof to support purlins (horizontal longitudinal timbers).
Quirk
Sharp groove to one side of a convex medieval moulding.
Quoins
Dressed or otherwise emphasized stones at the angles of a building, or their imitation in brick or other materials.