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stringcourse [′striŋ‚kȯrs]
(building construction)
A horizontal band of masonry, generally narrower than other courses and sometimes projecting, extending across the facade of a structure and in some instances encircling pillars or engaged columns. Also known as belt course.
stringcourse, belt course
stringcourse
A horizontal band of masonry, generally narrower than other courses, extending across the façade of a structure and in some instances encircling such decorative features as pillars or engaged columns; may be flush or projecting, and flat-surfaced, molded, or richly carved; a bond course.
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So I looked for modillion and found "an ornamental cantilever beneath the corona or similar member of a cornice, stringcourse, etc.
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In his work, we see Richardson as a man whose genius for geometry sings forth in every stringcourse and mortar bed, because each stratum of dressed stone is presented as the inevitable product of a singularly powerful presiding intellect.
Henry Hobson Richardson and the Small Public Library in America: A ... by Berry, J. Duncan / New Criterion
In his work, we see Richardson as a man whose genius for geometry sings forth in every stringcourse and mortar bed, because each stratum of dressed stone is presented as the inevitable product of a singularly powerful presiding intellect.
Henry Hobson Richardson: A Genius for Architecture by Berry, J. Duncan / New Criterion
 
 
 
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