A baluster (/ˈbæləstər/ ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural...
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Heavy baluster glasses or goblets (French 'balustre' = 'pomegranate flower') were popular in the period 1680–1740. The baluster stem is formed in one...
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and Brian corrects him by saying they are called “baluster slats”. Stewie then asks if the “baluster” is the big, round thing at the bottom of the stairs...
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"volute" that connects the tops of the balusters. Besides the cosmetic appeal, starting steps allow the balusters to form a wider, more stable base for...
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basilica and architecture characterised by pilaster-strips, blank arcading, baluster shafts and triangular headed openings. After the Norman conquest in 1066...
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design is built on-site using pressure treated lumber, with the vertical balusters regularly spaced to meet building code. Wood railing could be in different...
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plastered walls; verandahs with cast iron columns, brackets, friezes and balusters, f This building, which is an excellent example of the Classical Revivalist...
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consumption. Beaker Beer glassware Bottle Coffee cup Cup Dwarf ale glass Heavy baluster glass Jar Mazagran Mug Pythagorean cup Quaich Sake cup (ochoko) Stemware...
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also heavily used: flutings, pilasters (fluted and unfluted), fluted balusters (twisted and straight), columns (engaged and unengaged, sometimes replaced...
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peristasis. In ecclesial architecture, it is also used of the area between the baluster of a Catholic church and the high altar (what is usually called the sanctuary...
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