. The Decorator's assistant. Jntetior J^ecotation. {Continued from page 138.) Chiaroscuro (in painting), the art of light-ing and shading a picture judiciously. Chain-Timber, a sort of beam equal to thelength and breadth of a brick in thickness,inserted in the middle of the height of thestorey in order to strengthen the brickwork. Chamber, a strictly private apartment; anupper apartment of a dwelling-house. Champher, or Chamfer, to form a channelor hollow. Also to bevel oiFthe edge of a door -:■ ■ liliiii|| T 7 or window jamb. To indent or channel theornamented portions of a building. Champain
. The Decorator's assistant. Jntetior J^ecotation. {Continued from page 138.) Chiaroscuro (in painting), the art of light-ing and shading a picture judiciously. Chain-Timber, a sort of beam equal to thelength and breadth of a brick in thickness,inserted in the middle of the height of thestorey in order to strengthen the brickwork. Chamber, a strictly private apartment; anupper apartment of a dwelling-house. Champher, or Chamfer, to form a channelor hollow. Also to bevel oiFthe edge of a door -:■ ■ liliiii|| T 7 or window jamb. To indent or channel theornamented portions of a building. Champain Line, in ornamental carved workformed of excavations, is the line parallel tothe continuous line, either ascending or de-scending. Chaudry, a sort of store-room for torches,candles, &c., in palaces. Channel, a part in the Ionic capital, some-\yhat hollow, under the abacus, after thelistel; it lies upon the echinus, having itscontours, or turnings, upon each, to make thevolutes. Channel-Stones, stones having a semi-. circular channel laid down in gutters, &c. Charged, a term used to imply that onepiece of architecture is sustained by another;thus, a frieze is said to be charged by theornament with which it is covered. Character, the form of a building, or the manner in which it is built. Also letters,figures, &c. Chariot, see Car. Chasing, the art of embossing on metals
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