At the bottom the capital should be of the thickness of the top of the column omitting the congé and astragal. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
An enlarged section of the astragal mould which is grooved to fit on the bar which forms the rebate is also shown. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Fig. 257 is similar to the above, with the exception that the rail of the door is rebated (G) to receive the astragal moulding. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
In Fig. 259 is shown a piece of brass astragal moulding, which may be procured from any cabinetmaker's ironmonger in suitable lengths. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
In the former case the stiles are rebated (as already shown in Fig. 260), whilst at Fig. 262 an astragal bead is glued to the right-hand stile. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
Several centuries later, the castle, called Seton Castle, retains the period detail, with astragal windows, ceiling plasterwork and unique chimneypieces. From Wordnik.com. [Castles For Sale © World Real...] Reference
Let three of these compose the first fascia with its astragal, four the second, and five the third, the fasciae with their astragals running side by side all round. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
The ingots of tin were in the form of an astragal, and an ancient ingot of large size dredged up in Falmouth Harbour, weighing 150 lbs., resembled the letter H in form. From Wordnik.com. [From John O'Groats to Land's End] Reference
Fig. 256 shows the meeting of two doors which open outwards, a separate piece of timber being made to form a rebated astragal mould (F) and glued to the right-hand door. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
The height of the capital is to be such that, of the nine and a half parts, three parts are below the level of the astragal at the top of the shaft, and the rest, omitting the abacus and the channel, belongs to its echinus. From Wordnik.com. [The Ten Books on Architecture] Reference
Girt the shaft at bottom and that multiplied into the height including cincture and astragal. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Jefferson and the National Capital: Containing Notes and Correspondence exchanged between Jefferson, Washington, L'Enfant, Ellicott, Hallett, Thornton, Latrobe, the Commissioners, and others] Reference
Two-part Chippendale style library press with mahogany veneer and astragal glazed doors; Late. From Wordnik.com. [Antique News News!] Reference
It forms an astragal under the cavetto cornice and runs down the angles of the pylons and walls. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised] Reference
Next I (and we all know I don't really mean me here) applied a small astragal trim profile to cover all the joints. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
The curves bear a distant resemblance to the volutes of a capital; above this base appears a ring or astragal, the origin of which may be easily guessed. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1] Reference
I have already given all the requisite instructions, to the Artist, particularly explaining to him, that your columns are of brick, and to Subjoin the astragal, including the Cavetto & Listel, as you have pointed out to me. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to and from Jefferson, 1824 [a machine-readable transcription]] Reference
N. - hypothetical layer of fluid matter below rigid surface of earth's crust. astragal. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Brass astragal, 129. From Wordnik.com. [Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.] Reference
12 ... 45 half astragal cutter diameter. From Wordnik.com. [9. Tools] Reference
11 ... 90 quarter astragal cutter diameter. From Wordnik.com. [9. Tools] Reference
These tombs have pillars extremely like the two palace-pillars, only that these are round, and mine are square: for I chose it so: but the same band near the top, then over this the closed lotus-flower, then the small square plinth, which separates them from the architrave, only mine have no architrave; the tombs consist of a little outer temple or court, then comes a well, and inside another chamber, where, I suppose, the dead were, a ribbon-like astragal surrounding the walls, which are crowned with boldly-projecting cornices, surmounted by an abacus. From Wordnik.com. [The Purple Cloud] Reference
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