half timbering:
A method of construction in which the wooden frame and
principal beams of a building are exposed, and the spaces between them are
covered with plaster or masonry. Usually used in domestic architecture.
hall crypt: A
crypt in the form of a large space of uniform height,
subdivided by columns. hammer beam:
A short horizontal beam, usually made of wood, extending from the top
of a
masonry wall outward towards the center of the enclosed space, but not
completely traversing it. The projecting end is usually connected to the
roof with a diagonal brace. The protruding ends of hammer beams
were often elaborately carved.
hanging arch:
An arch which has, or seems to have, no vertical
supports.
hemicycle: The group of columns, arranged in
a semicircular
formation,
that divide the east end of a choir from the ambulatory.
historiated or figured capital: A
capital which is decorated with
figures of animals, birds, or humans,
used either alone or combined with
foliage. The figures need not have
any meaning, although they may be
symbolic or part of a narrative
sequence. Historiated capitals were most
commonly used in the
Romanesque from the late eleventh to mid-twelfth
centuries.
Other types of crypt: confessio
See also cryptCompare with:blind arch
See also ambulatory,
choir
See also capital
See also
other types of capital
See also:illuminated initial, historiated capital
Other types of illuminated initial: foliate, inhabited, pen flourished
hoarding The use of
covered
wooden galleries (or hoards) erected on upper walls of a castle for
defensive purposes.
See also battlement,machicolation
hood molding: A projecting molding on the wall above an arch.
Compare withrelieving arch
horseshoe arch: An arch shaped like a
horseshoe. It is found
particularly in Spain or in buildings influenced
by Spanish ones.
See also arch.
Compare with other types of arches.