engaged pilaster

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• Pilaster — A pilaster is a slightly projecting flattened column built into or applied to the face of a wall. In discussing Leon Battista Alberti s use of pilasters, which Alberti reintroduced into wall architecture, Rudolf Wittkower wrote, The pilaster is… …   Wikipedia

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• engaged column —    In architecture, a column like, nonfunctional form projecting from a wall and articulating it visually. Also see pilaster …   Glossary of Art Terms

• pilaster — /pəˈlæstə / (say puh lastuh) noun a square or rectangular pillar, with capital and base, engaged in a wall from which it projects. {French pilastre, from Italian pilastro, from Latin pīla pillar} …  

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