. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. its mostprominent part may be in the same continuedcircular surface as the fillet on each side of theflute. Thus the surface of a flute is that of aconcave cylinder, and that of the cable is thesurface of a convex cylinder, with the axes of thecylinders parallel to each other. The cable seemsto represent a rope or staff laid in the flute, at the Fig. l;)3. lower part of which it is placed about one third of the way up. Cabling of flutes was nut freq
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. its mostprominent part may be in the same continuedcircular surface as the fillet on each side of theflute. Thus the surface of a flute is that of aconcave cylinder, and that of the cable is thesurface of a convex cylinder, with the axes of thecylinders parallel to each other. The cable seemsto represent a rope or staff laid in the flute, at the Fig. l;)3. lower part of which it is placed about one third of the way up. Cabling of flutes was nut frequently used in tiie works of antiquity. Atthe arch of Constantino the cables rise to about one thirl of the height of the shaft. Inmodern times an occasional abuse has been practisedof cabling without fluting, as in thechurch della Sapienza at Rome. Caer. a term in British antiquity, which, like the Saxon term Chsfer, denotes a castle,and is generally prefixed to the names of places fortified by the Romans. Cage. In carpentry, is an outer work of timber surrounding another. Thus the cage ofa stair is the wooden inclosure that encircles 1232 GLOSSARY. Cairn. A pyramidal pile of stones heaped up by the ancient races, for or memorial (Fr.) A large and strong chest of timber, water-tight, used in large and rapidrivers for building tne pier of a bridge. The bottom consists of a grating of timbei-,contrived in such a manner that the sides, when necessary, may be detached from ground under the intf^nded pier is first levelled by divers, or other means, or pilesdriven in whereon the caisson may lodge ; the caisson is then launched and floated intoits proper position, and the pier built therein ; it sinks, and the woik is continued as highas the level of the water, or nearly so. The sides are then dcttiched. The objection tothe system is that a perfectly level bed cannot be obtained, and the caisson rests onlimited portions; increased weight and
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