. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. 1218 Fig. im:. Wykham Church, Derby-shire. Baluster Shaft. A small shaft or pillar in the shape of a Lalustor dividing an opening,seen in thewindow of belfries in the Romani-sque towers in England. They have generallyan elliptical or pear-shaped entasis or swelling in the lower half. The illustration is from Wykham -%,^, ^-^^ Church, Derbyshire. Baltjstradb. a parapet or protecting fence formed ofbalusters, sometimes employed for real use
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. 1218 Fig. im:. Wykham Church, Derby-shire. Baluster Shaft. A small shaft or pillar in the shape of a Lalustor dividing an opening,seen in thewindow of belfries in the Romani-sque towers in England. They have generallyan elliptical or pear-shaped entasis or swelling in the lower half. The illustration is from Wykham -%,^, ^-^^ Church, Derbyshire. Baltjstradb. a parapet or protecting fence formed ofbalusters, sometimes employed for real use, andsometimes merely for ornament. Band. (Fr. Bande.) A flat member or moulding,smaller than a fascia. The face of a^ band is in avertical plane, as is also that of the fascia ; the word,however, is applied to narrow members somewhat?wider than fillets; and the word/rtscw to broadermembers. The cinctures sometimes used round theshafts of rustieked columns are called bands. Inthis case the column is called a banded column. Bandages. A term applied to the rings or chains ofiron inserted in the corners of a stone wall, or roundthe circumference of a tower,
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