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Valance
Lighting |
Lighting furnished by light sources that are
concealed and shielded by a panel parallel to the wall at the
top of a window may provided lighting in the upward and or downward
direction.
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Vault |
A masonry covering over an area which uses the
principle of the arch.
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Venetian Glass |
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Verdigis |
The greenish blue corrosion on copper that has
been exposed to air for a long period of time.
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Vermiculated
Mosaic |
Pertaining to a worm; resembling a worm; particularly,
resembling the motion of a worm; as the vermicular motion of the
intestines, called also peristaltic. In Mosaic pavements winding
and representing the tracks of worms.
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Vesica Piscis |
An elliptical figure in pointed form usually
one made by the intersection of two area and used in early Christian
art as an emblem of Christ.
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Vestibule |
A passage hall or antechamber between the outer
door and the interior parts of church or other building.
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Vestry |
A room attached to a church in which the vestments
and sometimes liturgical objects are kept.
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Vihara |
A Buddhist or Jain monastery in Indian architecture.
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Vimana |
A Hindu temple, mainly of the Deccan and southern
India. The sanctuary in such a temple contains a cell in which
a deity in enshrined.
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Vitreous Paint |
A paint used in the creation of stained glass
windows whereas the paint is fused into the glass after the glass
and vitreous paint are heated to 1100 degrees in a kiln.
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Volute |
A spiral scroll, as on Ionic, Corinthian or Composite
capitals.
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Wainscot |
A decorative or protective facing applied to
the lower portion of an interior partition or wall such as wood
paneling or other facing material.
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Wheel Cut Glass |
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Worship Center |
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Worship Space |
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Zeta |
A room over a porch of an early Christian church,
where the porter or sexton lived and where documents were kept.
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