| 单词 | lintel |
| 例句 | He went on sniffing deeply, his nose thrust to the lintel. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Mind your head, lad," said Duffle a moment too late, for Shasta had already bashed his forehead against the low lintel of the door. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Guides in traditional costume explain that the reliefs on the lintel form an intricate astronomical calendar that may have been brought to earth by alien beings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Drogon flapped and clawed up to the lintel over the archway. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Neumann Two pulls the suspenders off the second dead man and takes some braided shallots from the lintel and bundles them against his chest and leaves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Hagrid came after them, bending low to avoid hitting his head on the door lintel. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The crests above the door lintels still have bumblebees carved into the oak; the ivy-covered fountain in the courtyard is shaped like a hive. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z True to Bailey’s word, the lintel above the door was adorned with a figurehead carved as a mermaid, flakes of green peeling from her tail. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Covered with a fastidiously elaborate frieze, the twelve-foot gateway focuses the visitor’s eye on the image of a single deity whose figure projects from the lintel: the Staff God. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He was tall enough to scrape the door’s lintel, his slate-blue eyes set in a long, lean face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She could see no children playing or running after their mothers, only cats: black, white, ginger, tortoiseshell, tabby cats, lying in the warm sun on top of walls, in doorways, on lintels. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Over the lintel was affixed the ancient dragon’s skull, its browning sockets gazing down the corridor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He lit the fire and smoke curled up over the painted wooden lintel and rose to the ceiling and curled down again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He notes the pedimented window lintels, the Doric pilasters, the bracketed entablature, the black cruciform paneled door. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Look, there’s some writing on the lintel over the door.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The structures along the river were now nought but torrents of fire, liquid and rushing; whatever features as remained—lintels, doorframes, and roof-trees—were sketched with dark charcoal smudges in the midst of red activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Thief,” Jon said, as the I bird flapped up to the lintel above the door to devour its prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Inside, a boisterous group of small children is squatting in front of a 12th-century lintel decorated with animals, but I have the rest of the museum virtually to myself. To Strasbourg, in search of a tale from the crypt 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Perhaps more unique is the “roofbox” — something like an open window set onto the heavy lintel stone that defines the doorway. Jane Smiley Explores Ancient Ireland’s Mysterious Tombs 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z A terra cotta cornerstone and lintel reading "Quillayute High School" will be preserved in the new school. Landmark from 'Twilight' movies destroyed in Forks 2011-06-28T01:53:08Z Indeed, from the architectural history point of view, Mr. Arbore got the quoining wrong, the cornice wrong, the lintels wrong, the windows wrong — everything wrong, at least through the lens of preservation. | West 71st Street: Row Houses Gone Wild 2010-12-12T05:00:00Z Shaped and mounted between 3,000 and 2,500BC in a powerful architecture of pillar and lintel, its stones define geometry, mathematics, the power of the mind. Circle of light: how Stonehenge shapes a landscape 2012-07-16T16:09:21Z But all over the archaeological site at Palmyra you see the same symbol—on architraves and lintels, and especially on the magnificent Bel temple. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z This past year, I’ve spent most of my time in my drafty office in Harlem, where the water leak from the lintel above the south-facing window has reappeared after some bad weather. A Lifetime of Reading Taught Min Jin Lee How to Write About Her Immigrant World 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z I immediately banged my head on the lintel above the tiny front door of the 400-year-old cottage. A U.S. traveler’s urge to see Norway is all in his genes 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Inside the earthen mound is a profoundly impressive chamber made of massive blocks of stone arranged in powerful lintels neatly layered, perforated by accurately rectangular openings. Winter solstice: See the light on the darkest day 2010-12-21T11:46:02Z Clues here include four Ionic columns supporting the portico, multipaned windows and lintels decorated with acanthus leaves, rather than the keystone lintels of the Federal period. Take an architectural walking tour of Norfolk 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z More surprisingly, Indian architecture, which was only beginning to become widely known through watercolors, has left its imprint on the superposed lintels supported by the pillars. Art Review: John Martin's Greatness and High Kitsch 2011-09-30T11:30:09Z Five centuries later, Stonehenge as we know it was built using some of those existing bluestones, as well as more than 80 towering “sarsen” stones, the monument’s vertical pillars, and horizontal lintels, or capping stones. What Was Stonehenge For? The Answer Might Be Simpler Than You Thought. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Then, he would install a new, precast lintel. Cracked concrete lintel is a mystery 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The lintel over the entrance bore the message: "Avoid idleness and intemperance." 'Oliver Twist' workhouse saved from demolition 2011-03-14T21:15:31Z Because we can’t tell a cornice from a lintel, we asked Norfolk architect Greg Rutledge to guide us through the West Freemason Street Area Historic District. Take an architectural walking tour of Norfolk 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z It provides structure for sentences the way door lintels can prevent a house collapsing. Is good grammar still important? 2013-05-11T23:06:18Z Shaped and mounted between 3,000 and 2,500BC in a powerful architecture of pillar and lintel, its stones define geometry, mathematics, the power of the mind. Circle of light: how Stonehenge shapes a landscape 2012-07-16T16:09:21Z Mayan scribes recorded reams of information in well-preserved coded glyphs carved into lintels or affixed to their temples with stucco, chronicling a detailed history of Palenque’s golden age — though precious little about its fall. Mexico’s mysterious Mayan ruins at Palenque, now accessible from the air Around the sanctum were lintels carved with ornate scenes from Hindu mythology. Along the Mekong River, a Timeless Place Where Time Marches On 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z They restored the bronze lintels and pink granite along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. Three Sunny New Libraries Are Neighborhood Lifelines 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Since they are the first details you see when you arrive at the house, we painted them a pale blue-green, which contrasts nicely with the stone lintels that surround them. The frittata that bought us a house 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The gigantic lintels that bridge the uprights were also elaborately worked to even their size and height. Stonehenge up close: digital laser scan reveals secrets of the past 2012-10-08T23:01:02Z It began as a circular earthwork, created about 3000 B.C.; its major stone circle with enormous pillars topped by lintels, dates to about 2500 B.C. Stonehenge at Dawn, Inside the Circle 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Everyone knows about Stonehenge, the majestic stone edifice 36 yards in diameter, its tallest monoliths 30 feet high, some crossed with lintels like giant doorways. Beyond Stonehenge, searching for Britain’s stone circles Totemic in its presence, it is also site specific, constructed of the volcanic stone excavated in building the winery; its lintel is a massive rock that was removed when the vineyard was planted. 2010-01-01T05:00:00Z When the novel opens she’s sitting alone at the bar of the NoMad Hotel in Manhattan, sipping an Absinthe cocktail called The Corpse Reviver #2 — “an exquisite drink that sits on the lintel of anarchy.” Review | Sure, you may be grossed out, but ‘A Certain Hunger’ is a naughty pleasure 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Wheeler’s colleagues found them carved into woodwork, on beams, lintels, and hearths. Witch Houses of the Hudson Valley 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z He stopped outside the house where Maya Angelou once lived, admiring the ivy that tumbled from the lintel. Jay Ellis Comes Home to Harlem 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The lintel appears to be carrying only its own weight, Rahnama said in an email. Cracked concrete lintel is a mystery 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z He also happened to leave these lintels, which are world masterpieces, to the British Museum. Mayan art: waiting for the end of the world 2012-12-20T13:26:00Z Faced with bluish-gray bricks and adorned with elaborately carved, oxblood-red lintels, the rowhouses call to mind a radically compacted version of the terraced workers’ housing found in northern English cities. Shanghai Dwellings Vanish, and With Them, a Way of Life 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z We could tell it was Federal style by the symmetrical design with porticos supported by Ionic columns, fanlights over the doors and keystone lintels. Take an architectural walking tour of Norfolk 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z "One high-speed line for the west, one for the east and - across the fireplace - a lintel, Northern Powerhouse rail," he says. HS2: Sunak's U-turn shakes confidence in his promises 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z In 2021, the San Francisco Asian Art Museum returned two hand-carved religious artifacts — sandstone lintels dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries — to the Thai government. Sculptures, artifacts returned to Peru in LA ceremony 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Finding a Miyake event in wood from a Mesoamerican structure—such as a lintel in the Maya temple Tikal in Guatemala, whose construction is recorded in the Long Count—would settle the matter. Marking time: Cosmic ray storms can pin precise dates on history from ancient Egypt to the Vikings 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The most famous mention of the society, aside from stone inscriptions found in museums and private collections, appeared in lintels over doorways at Bonampak, in which Sak Tz’i’ captives are depicted defeated and humiliated. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z We ducked under a timber lintel and stepped inside. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The Russians removed them by ripping out the concrete lintels and door posts. Ukraine war: Bucha street littered with burned-out tanks and corpses 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z The two other relics that will be returned include a sun god and a lintel with carvings of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Brahma. Denver Art Museum announces return of four artifacts to Cambodia after Pandora Papers coverage of indicted art dealer 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z "Stonehenge is unique among stone circles by virtue of its lintels and the special joints used to secure the lintels in place," Heather Sebire, English Heritage's Senior Curator for the site. Major repair work starts at Stonehenge's stone circle 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Work is taking place after laser scans showed the lintel stones, joints and concrete mortar that balance them across the vertical stones have eroded. Stonehenge: English Heritage to repair cracked lintels 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Its wide windows are capped by stone lintels with prominent bull’s eye corner blocks. Famous names crowd history of D.C.’s Riggs-Riley House 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The sandstone lintels were once parts of the structure of two religious sanctuaries in Thailand's northeast. Thailand welcomes back stolen artefacts after San Francisco forfeiture 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Charred bricks and stone lintels were sorted and stacked for future use. Perspective | The Tulsa race massacre is finally becoming known. But where are the bodies? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z "We are very pleased that these lintels are going back to their country of origin," said Jay Xu, the museum director, in a statement. US returns ancient stone carvings to Thailand 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The charity has also arranged with the Royal Mint to produce a special commemorative 2021 coin so it can be stuck into the new mortar holding the lintels in place. Stonehenge: English Heritage to repair cracked lintels 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z A second architectural lintel also was found in the museum’s online records. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z A civil complaint filed Monday in federal court seeks the forfeiture of two 1,500-pound hand-carved sandstone lintels the government contends were looted from ancient temples in Thailand. Lawsuit demands California museum forfeit Thai artifacts 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The seven-metre tall sarsens, which weigh about 20 tonnes, form all fifteen stones of Stonehenge's central horseshoe, the uprights and lintels of the outer circle, as well as outlying stones. Mystery of origin of Stonehenge stones solved 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Thai Fine Arts Department Director General Prateep Pengtako told AFP news agency that the lintels showed the influence of the ancient Khmer Kingdom, which was based in modern-day Cambodia. US returns ancient stone carvings to Thailand 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z It was one of 30 upright sarsen stones capped by horizontal lintels. Like Lego: rare photo shows Stonehenge construction technique 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Which raised the question: What were the two 1,500-pound stone lintels doing in an American art museum? An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Thailand began investigating after the Thai consulate general in Los Angeles saw the lintels on display when he visited the museum in 2016, according to the suit. Lawsuit demands California museum forfeit Thai artifacts 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z First are its lintels – the horizontal stones atop the great upright boulders. The battle for the future of Stonehenge 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z "It is believed that both of the sacred lintels were illegally exported from Thailand around the 1960s during the Vietnam War." US returns ancient stone carvings to Thailand 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The end of the lintels were tied together using another woodworking technique – tongue and groove joints. Like Lego: rare photo shows Stonehenge construction technique 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z When Homeland Security entered the fray over the lintels, the first thing investigators did was subpoena the museum’s records. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z A privileged immigrant, on the lintel of legality, she set out with her husband and their two children for Cochise County, Arizona, near the border with Mexico. Writing About Writing About the Border Crisis 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The mason’s marks carved into the quarry-stone lintels are stick figures and feather arrows, suggesting a pre-literate group of stone workers. 'A new life' for Mexico City's oldest house as restoration begins 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The carvings were originally lintels - support beams - in temples dating back to the 10th Century and feature the Hindu deities Indra and Yama. US returns ancient stone carvings to Thailand 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z I’ve known landlords to be held horizontally over the front edge of the sway, with their feet only just touching the lintel of the pub’s doorframe, stretching for the hood. Unleash the Burryman! Britain's weirdest folk rituals 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z A conservationist’s report noted shortly after the lintel arrived, museum employees dropped it during installation, breaking it into three pieces. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Nearly completed, the exteriors of the townhouses are brick with corbeled cornices and steel window lintels and sills. On ABC news anchor’s former estate, expansive townhouses with Potomac views 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Here is a lingering devotion to the French curve, chimney caps, arching window lintels and rectangular bays. Now & Then: There’s not much left of Seattle’s Flesh Avenue 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z I scrambled down to what I presumed was one of these: a simple lime-washed building facing the sea with two blue-trimmed, perfectly round windows like eyes above the weathered lintel. Falling in Love With Italy’s Blissful, Rustic Aeolian Islands 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The nearly 200 objects range in size from small amulets to large architectural elements such as door frames and lintels. U of Illinois museum preparing exhibition of Swahili art 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Every part of the lintels’ journeys — from auction house to San Francisco museum, by steamship and truck — was surprisingly well documented. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Among its Georgian features are a detailed cornice, a gable roof, stone lintels with keystones above the windows and a classic arched pediment around the front door. Stately Georgian in Old Town Alexandria was home to Robert E. Lee’s uncle 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Only two columns and a lintel remain after it was blown up by Isis in August 2015. Palmyra must not be fixed. History would never forgive us 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z We expect paroxysms of wonder from Das in Lhasa; instead, he turns all business, recording every conceivable detail: the dimensions of lintels, the tallow stirred into tea, the offerings at temples. The Indian Spy Who Fell for Tibet 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z What homey perfection hides behind each cornice and gable, bay window and ornate lintel? Wary of Prying Eyes Online, a Brooklyn Home Tour Calls It Quits 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Fifty years later, Thailand provided the U.S. government with an abundance of information to back up its claim that the two lintels in the San Francisco museum’s collection were stolen. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z It features a glyph-inspired drawing in a steel lintel frame set within a composition that includes a ladder and copper pipe. In New Paltz, the Soaring Art of Andrew Lyght 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z An inspection then found a list of needed repairs, including replacing brickwork and lintels over some windows. Engineer Accused of Failing to Assess Manhattan Building Where Falling Debris Killed Girl 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Unlike the more famous monument built with about 100 huge stones topped by lintels, the Golan structure is made of piles of thousands of smaller basalt rocks that together weigh over 40,000 tons. Prehistoric 'Stonehenge' monument in Golan Heights fuels mystery 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z It boasted ornately carved on the lintels around the entrance, inside were niches to house the dead called "loculi", each sealed with a portrait of the deceased, carved in limestone. Palmyra: Islamic State's demolition in the desert - BBC News 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z The lintel repatriation committee, building off Tanongsak’s research, compiled reports using the department’s surveys. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “Here, come—” Mo put out his hand to help me over the chipped marble lintel into a room painted cobalt blue, with golden stars on the ceiling. Love and War 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Continue to exclaim over the lintel arches and the wrought-iron grates, the beams and posts. “The Prospectors” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z He looked up again and smiled, “my master Aristotle was a great admirer of trabeation – this post and lintel form – it was for millennia the strongest known structure, prior to the arch.” Health Care's New Social and Structural Transformation 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Once he does leave, though, and starts hammering on doors, battle is joined, and Amelia, hitherto pale and friable, acquires fresh energy, sprinting upstairs, swinging from lintels, and trying some hammering of her own. “The Imitation Game” and “The Babadook” Reviews 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Side-by-side comparisons of the museum catalog and survey photos of both lintels taken in situ showed they were a match, down to their dimensions and visible wear and tear. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Morris Adjmi, the architect hired for the project, used the proposal to recreate the pediment at 36 Bleecker Street, along with four lintel posts at the corners of the building. New York’s Bald Spots: Missing Roof Decorations Are Being Restored and Recreated 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z With their arched doorways, elaborate lintels and diamond-paned windows, they evoke another era. On an Island Under Vines, Officials See a Future Park 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The large lintel stone on top is “Authority.” Health Care's New Social and Structural Transformation 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z You couldn’t miss the door into the hotel, with its bold lintel proclaiming “Knickerbocker” in capital letters. Behind Subway’s Phantom Hotel Entrance, Neither Arias Nor Opulence 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The hole-punched letters, watermarked with a Thai seal and found in government archives, detail his bid to keep the stolen lintel and bronze statue. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z He made sure that the ferns and ivy were framing the facades just so, that the cinnamon-stick lintels and acorn-cap finials were secure, that the trains were running smoothly. Paul Busse, Master Designer of a Whimsical, Shrunken New York City 2012-11-22T03:03:08Z A museum: Chinatown feels that way at times, if you are ducking under the lintel of a basement entrance like Wo Hop’s or Hop Kee’s to find Cantonese crab or lobster. Restaurants: Restaurants: After Hurricane Sandy, Downtown Restaurants Need Patrons 2012-11-07T03:49:04Z In the mottoes that the Chinese paste on their doorposts and lintels at the beginning of the year are several that show the popular thought on this great subject. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z We were divided from this fairy world of spires by a deep boundary moat and entered it on the far side by what may be described as a door but that it had no lintel. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z On Tuesday, the Asian Art Museum will hold its final vote to complete the de-accessioning process and turn the lintels over to Homeland Security soon after. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Hark! for the lintels of the presence-gate Are vibrating and echoing back the strain. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A faint, whitish eddy of smoke, scarcely visible in the dusk, was rising through the crack between door and lintel. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z They did not dwell in tents in Egypt, but in “houses” with “doors,” “sideposts,” and “lintels.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z And there entered Ling, who had to stoop in order that his gigantic form might pass beneath the lintel. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z After the lintels are returned to Thailand, they will be exhibited at the Bangkok National Museum for several months, Disapong said. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z She looked down on him, with her hand upon the stone lintel. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He led the way into one, bending his head as he passed under the low lintel. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The last house I passed—and this was a slaughter-house—had the sign-board of a ship, the Plymouth Rock, nailed above the lintel. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Charles VIII., while gallantly conducting his queen into the tennis court, struck his head against the lintel and died soon after from the accident. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Regardless of where the lintels end up, Tanongsak said they will add to the understanding of Khmer culture. An archaeologist's quest to bring two historical Thai artifacts home 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Removing our shoes, we entered the church through a sort of porch, the lintel of which is ornamented with bas-reliefs consisting of a cross in knot-work and side ornaments of the same, very rudely executed. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Transom, tran′sum, n. a thwart beam or lintel, esp. the horizontal mullion or crossbar of a window: in ships, the beam across the sternpost to strengthen the afterpart.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z With the blood of the lamb they were to strike the door-posts and the lintel of their houses, that Jehovah might see the blood and pass by their doors. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z A curious stone lintel now at Kinbeakie gives a representation of the Urquhart coat of arms, such as it was in Sir Thomas's own time. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z "Rapture!—Choir of Angels," exclaimed Alice, clasping her hands and gazing up at the lintel of the door like a sainted virgin. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The threshold is elevated, and the lintel of the door only three feet four inches high, so that the worshipper must bend again before entering. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z I fancy I hear the fellows this very moment: flinging open the door with a violent attempt at seriousness, and shouting out, 'Mr. Haching-Pain, ha, ha, ha!' with a loud guffaw behind the lintel. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z The head of the family at the spring festival slew a lamb without breaking any bone, and with the blood he smeared the lintel and door-posts. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z On the lintel of the cabin door was a series of notches cut by his pocket-knife. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z I Soon as the fearless warrior beneath the lintel hied, He bade the men of Etzel keep distance yet more wide. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The lintels of the door are decorated with stone cables. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z A skull was fastened to the lintel of the door. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Sad traces of the cholera were everywhere visible, many doors and lintels bearing the ominous sign: it was curious that in so few cases had it been erased. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z An open doorway faced me; I stooped beneath its lintel and asked of seeming vacancy if there were "anyone inside." In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z He forgot to bow down, and hit his head against the lintel. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z There are windows there of remote antiquity, with lintels formed of two leaning stones; and there is a semicircular window of great beauty of a more recent date. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z He leaned against the lintel of the open door watching the rain. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Thickly, too, fell the snow; before dawn the whole landscape lay enveloped in the white mantle, and the bye-ways of the hamlet were choked to the lintels. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The three doors that remain are, with the lintels, superb examples in bronze of the Renaissance period. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z “Who enters here leaves hope behind” might well have been written on the lintels of those gruesome cells. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The windows are frequently triangular-headed, but more usually arched semicircularly, whilst the doorway is almost universally covered by a horizontal lintel consisting of a single stone. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z I looked, and upon a stone which formed the lintel of the middlemost door I read T. H. 1630. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Entering the house by a vestibule, there is first perceived on the upper lintel a basso-relievo representing the chief subject in Notre-Dame de Paris. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z At the base of one lintel two nude male figures carry children at a vintage festival; at the base of the other are two female figures, amidst a cluster of corn stalks. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z On each side of a doorway is a seated Sphinx, and above the lintel are two lions.—Xanthos. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z O privet-white, you will paint The lintel of wet sand with froth. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z He greatly feared to go into them, and see the red cloth and the mystic signs on the lintels which proclaimed adhesion to the dread cult. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Above the now open vault rose a miniature stone chapel, and below the lintel of the roof ran in gold letters the words: 'Famille Rouann�s.' The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z Happily for him, the staple proved to be attached to the inner side of the lintel by four large screws. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Above the lintel of the door is a space which may have held a relief, now wanting.—Xanthos. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Simon, meanwhile, gathered together some fallen darts from the field of battle, found him a bow, and leaned against the lintel of the doorway. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z There is, first, the blood-stained lintel, in the land of Egypt; secondly, the Red Sea; thirdly, the river Jordan. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z The inference from Professor Dörpfeld's important observation is that the anta was intended to carry a lintel or an architrave reaching west. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z The window-sills and lintels, also of wood, were handsomely carved, as were the corner tabernacle above the Madonna, and the pillars in front of the shop. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The relief appears to have been on the face of a lintel, panelled on its lower side.—Xanthos. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z When she got to the door she stopped and leaned against the lintel. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z And what is the difference between the blood-stained lintel and the divided sea? The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z The blocks above this orthostate are badly broken away except one just below the lintel which has some original surface preserved. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z The lintel to the main entrance is the large stone which forms the base of the old Celtic cross, which stands a few yards south of the church. Ulster Folklore 2011-08-25T02:00:26.683Z It is curious to find the representation of various animals in relief on the lintels of these buildings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The facades of the proposed five- and six-story buildings, Mr. Abramson said, would be broken up with architectural elements like cornices, lintels, different-colored brick and brick patterns influenced by existing and historic Morristown architecture. Square Feet: A Suburban Town Sees Housing Where Retail Rules 2011-08-17T02:09:28Z My sixteenth birthday would not now be long in coming; and already my mark on the lintel post was within a handsbreadth of my father’s own. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The top of the lintel in the line of the wall is broken away so that there, as in the case of the blocks below, no evidence of clamps can be expected. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z Pahnawhay had looked for a long time curiously at my room; at last she jumped up and ran to the door, and leaning against the lintel, thrust her head in as far as she could. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Mary is given her gloves, which she draws on—when the door is thrown open and Bill Airey lunges against the lintel of the door and stands leering. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z In the south transept, on the left, behind the altar, is an interesting small door surmounted with a square lintel of the 11th or 12th century. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z These had apparently once been used for the sides of door-ways and lintels. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z Stevens has shown that the eastern windows were seven courses high including the lintel. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z Even a humble house or shop will have a marble step or a marble lintel to the front door. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The lintels of the windows and doors were now looked into, and the fireplace dismantled and searched. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z The lintels have three consoles ornamented with fantastic animals and banderoles. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z We enter by a door about five feet high, invariably knocking our heads against the lintel and swearing as we do so. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z The distance of the top course which could not have reached above the lintel of the west door was 8¼ feet above the bottom of the orthostates of the west wall. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z "Hold your tongue, girl!" again spoke Robert Brand, who still stood leaning against the lintel of the door. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z Double tracks glistened before him; one leading eight blocks distant to the lintel of his mother's door; the other, stretching in the opposite direction, across the city—almost to a certain stone mansion. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z The inscription carved on the lintel dates from 1802 and replaced carving descriptive of the life of the Virgin, destroyed during the Revolution. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Then her pretty lips twisted wryly, and she pointed at the lintel of the door. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z The lintel like the orthostate is a block two courses high and may have the same exemption from any signs of contact, as far as the surface is concerned, with the interior of the wall. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z She pauses, on the lintel of defeat, Her heart breaks in a smile—and she is Lust ... Eight Harvard Poets 2011-06-26T02:00:08.617Z The door blew back against the wall, and he saw nothing but a gaping jaw, from the threshold up to the lintel. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z On the lintel is Saint Paul, thrown from his horse at the gates of Damascus. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z I shall feel obliged if you only communicate with me through Mr. Davenport," said she, touching the stone lintel with her hand, "until the next four weeks elapse. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Shall I take an oath, on the Law of Moses, that is fastened to the lintel there? The Ghetto A Drama in Four Acts 2011-06-04T02:00:13.903Z A moment afterwards a woman—he knew her too—came out of the summer-house and stood for an instant panting against the doorway, leaning with her two hands against the lintel. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Give, or ne'er your house we leave, Till we the door or lintel break, Or your little wife we take; She so light, small toil will make. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Those of the large columns are of Genoa green and Belgian blue; the marble lining behind big columns is of Pyrennean green, and the panel overhead; the lintel of Irish red. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Then a pain seized him; he drew his bruised limb from the floor and caught the lintel. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z And every lintel and door-sill is decorated with yellow ochre, and a border of whitewash enlivens even the humblest window. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z They were brilliantly illuminated, and the rays streamed out and lighted up many a deep lintel and sleeping-window. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z When he gained it he paused, a hand on the low lintel, and looked out upon his world. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z She stood there a moment, and then summoned up the courage to rap on the lintel. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z The door lintel was gone, and the sill of the window was fallen off. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z May your choice be fortunate," said he, with mockery; "but remember, young woman, that when once you pass under the lintel of the gaol, you forfeit every right to enter here again. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z It was a door with a handsomely carved lintel, over which a few odd bow-windows were built out to get gleams of the river. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The two guests crossed the humble threshold, bowing their heads in order to pass beneath the low lintel, and Baucis offered them a seat and begged them to try and feel at home. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z There was nothing but 460 a little brass screw in the lintel, that a child’s finger could turn noiselessly. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The Daily Telegraph says the slanted roof is said to resemble his fringe, the door lintel the moustache, and the small top windows his piercing eyes. Newspaper review 2011-03-30T04:55:44Z Not only was its lock sealed with the rust of time, but the door itself was nailed fast to the post and lintels. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But the most remarkable personage in appearance of them all was the Sawyer: he is a kind of giant, so tall, that when he entered the doorway he invariably struck his head against the lintel. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z A steep flight of steps led us to another stone doorway, on the lintel of which were carved queer figures of beasts. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z I rose and went to the open door, and stood leaning against its lintel, carefully thinking over every detail of what I had seen and heard. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Where my home was glad, are ashes, And horrors and shame had been there, For I found on the fallen lintel This tress of my wife’s torn hair! Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z The front door was partly open, and a piece of faded red ribbon was nailed on its lintel. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z The size of the doorposts and lintels is gigantic, and shows that there was neither time nor labor spared to make Messene a stately settlement. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The shirt and shoulders had already disappeared behind the screening of the lintel; but, before the head could be backed in, I had stepped over the threshold and “nailed him” to an interview. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z It was a living human being, a stone carver on a swinging high seat, dressed in his faded blue cap and blouse and chopping away at a lintel. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z At the suggestion of the doctor, the captain affixed seals to a piece of tape fastened to the door and its lintel. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z On the lintel of one was the name of Mr. F. W. Carstone. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z The triangular carved block over the lintel, and the supposed metal plates on the interior, were both foreign to the original structure. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z It features patterned brick work and stepped brick lintels, and rises “majestically up from a broad lawn,” the commission noted in a statement. Staten Island Armory and Church Are Named Landmarks 2010-08-10T21:00:00Z Some columns, a piece of the heavy wall, sections of lintel, pediment, and cornice still stand. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z The doors in Eastern houses generally turn on two wooden pins; one fitting into a hole in the lintel; the other, into a hole immediately behind the threshold; and the latter is very short. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments On the lintel of the other was that of Mr. Edmund Gray. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z He stood leaning against both lintels of the door, and neither advanced nor retreated. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 The discharging or relieving arch, built above the architrave or lintel to take off the weight of the superstructure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Two of them, 10 to 12 ft. apart, still bear their horizontal lintel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The floor, I notice, is perhaps six inches lower than the ground, or we could saw out the log above the lintel. The Man from Jericho Only the Bendigo arms—a clenched fist—carved on the granite lintel, had been left untouched by the whitewash, and showed a sullen grey. Beggars on Horseback As the door falls a man wearing a tricolor scarf strides by them, and, standing beneath the dismantled lintel, his hands behind him, sweeps the room with a smiling eye. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors But instead of the lintel the arch has been introduced, and the ornament in stucco representing the Persian cavetto cornice shows imperfect knowledge of the original and is clumsily worked. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" It was not uncommon to cover doorways with a lintel, the whole being under an archway; this left a space above the head of the door which was occupied by carving often of great beauty. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance "Forlorn" was written over its lintels, and "without hope" along its low roof-edge. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Dusk was already making the air deeply, softly blue, and through it the whitewashed lintel gleamed out almost as clearly as the phosphorescent fish nailed against the wall. Beggars on Horseback With a turn of my hand I slipped off both domino and mask, and prepared to announce my presence by tapping on the lintel of the door beside which I stood. X Y Z A Detective Story Here and there the fantasy of the artist has been allowed to revel in the carving of the balustrades, door lintels, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" He stumbled over a body prone on the ground, caught his hand on the cold stone lintel, and in a moment was within. The Firebrand God did not say that He wanted a live lamb at every door, but to have the lintels and door-posts sprinkled with the blood of the lamb. Wondrous Love and other Gospel addresses Each listened for the rustling of awful wings, and grew cold, as under the eyes of the death which was, even then, scrutinising his lintels and his doorposts. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus There is the same far-Eastern smell, the same doss-house, the same hanging lamps, the same red lucky paper over the lintels of the doors, and the same red and green abortions on the walls. The Unveiling of Lhasa The cornices, string courses and lintels of the doors of these tombs of the 4th and 5th centuries, are enriched with carving, showing strong Byzantine influence, though probably due to the employment of Greek artists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" "Get back there in the shadow, Jack," urged my friend; and, as soon as I was concealed, he passed his hand along the lintel of the door, where he found the bell-wire from the gate. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England They were to sprinkle the door-posts and lintels of their houses with the blood, but not the threshold. Wondrous Love and other Gospel addresses That our doors are trodden by orthodox visitants only? that the lintels are clean, and the inhabitants temperate and pure? or that the Blood of Christ has cleansed our conscience? The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus He stood in the doorway, his big frame looking immense under the low lintel which his head all but touched. The Great Miss Driver This hall was lighted by two windows on each side of the central doorway, all of which, being in stone, still exist, the lintels and jambs of both doors and windows being monolithic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Not the sane joy of everyday ... but a fragile, iridescent trembling as of a dewy gossamer spun between the lintels of the door of Dreams. Shadows of Flames A Novel The lintels over the doorways are of stone. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The doorways, walls, and wooden lintels of the latter are all seen, and where the outer building is fallen, the ornamented cornice of the inner one is visible. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Above its lintel, under mossy eaves, The mud-wasps build their cells; and in the floor Of its neglected porch The black bees nest. Shapes and Shadows In the palace built by Diocletian at Spalato, the architrave or lintel of the Golden Gate is built with several voussoirs, and the pressure is further relieved by an arch thrown across above it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" I have a recollection of passing through a door with cloisonn�e hinges, with a golden lintel and red lacquer jambs, with panels of tortoise-shell lacquer and clamps of bronze tracery. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The lintel of this doorway is of stone, and on the soffite, or under part, is sculptured the subject represented in the engraving opposite. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The lintels of the doorways were of wood; these are all fallen, and of all the ornaments which decorated them not one now remains. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The next step was to work a projecting moulding round the dressings and lintel forming the architrave. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. The Bible Story There was an inlaid ivory door, set in lintel and posts crusted with looking-glass—all apparently old work. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The lintel of the inner doorway is a beam of sapote richly carved. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The door faces the west, and over it is a lintel of stone. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. In the Mahommedan style the doorway itself is comparatively simple, except that the voussoirs of its lintel are joggled with a series of curves, and being of different coloured stones have a decorative effect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" His presence there under the lintel of the door seemed to have roused her from her torpor, as if with a swift, telepathic current. The Heart of a Woman A few outlines of smoothed blocks and shattered lintels huddled the ground, half hidden by the encroaching sand. Shock Treatment Single doorways face the east, south, and west, having massive lintels of sapote wood covered with elaborate carvings, and the jambs are ornamented with sculptured figures, one of which is represented in the engraving opposite. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The doors are all gone, and the wooden lintels over them have fallen. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. In the doorways of enclosures or screen walls there was no lintel, but a small projection inwards at the top, to hold the pivot of the door. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" They met under the lintel of the door. The Heart of a Woman The earliest example is found in the Great Pyramid, over the lintels of the entrance passage to the tomb: it consisted of two stones only, resting one against the other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Before they reached it, the door opened and the alien thing emerged, stooping to clear the lintel. The Giants From Outer Space The lintels over the doors are of stone. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. It is hung on hooks and staples to the lintel of the doorway, and swinging either way allows the inmates of the pen to go out or in, as they please,—closing automatically. Home Pork Making She could hear the sound of his robe against the lintel of the door as he went out and left her alone. The New Warden But one day suddenly the door-post totters, and lintel and rafters come down together with a crash. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Night, in utmost noon forlorn and strong, with heart athirst and fasting, Hungers here, barred up forever, whence as one whom dreams affright, Day recoils before the low-browed lintel threatening doom and casting Night. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History The doorways had wooden lintels, most of which have fallen. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Here a carpenter has been putting some bad work into a lintel, thinking it will not be noticed; there the bricklayers have been idle, and have not finished the stipulated number of layers. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches He ran to the great door of the playroom, whose lintel towered twenty feet from the floor. The Enormous Room The benches, lintels, the posts, are uncoloured, except by age. Japan A Record in Colour Tile or slate lintels were used over all openings. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) All the lintels over the doorways are of wood, and all are still in their places, mostly sound and solid. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Two heath-clad doorposts for support, And a lintel of honeysuckle: The forest around its narrowness sheds Its mast upon fat swine. Ancient Irish Poetry At this, the silent figure in the doorway draws her breath, painfully, and catches hold of the lintel as though to steady herself. Portia or By Passions Rocked The roofs, porticos, lintels, piers, and steps were to be red, yellow, green, and blue. The "Genius" Door and window-frames are also fixed to wood blocks built into the jambs and to the wood lintels above. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) On my return that day from a visit to three more ruined cities entirely unknown before, he claimed this lintel as equal in interest and value to all of them together. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. A few minutes later and she reached the front door; but only to fall against the lintel with the moan: "My words are true, but who will ever believe them?" Hand and Ring Opening the library-door with slow, reluctant fingers, they almost stumble against a figure crouching near the lintel. Portia or By Passions Rocked His first words, as he took off his hat, standing on the lintel, were—"The peace of God be upon this house." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Lintels.—For all door and window openings provide 6 in. by 4 in. well-seasoned pine lintels, to extend 12 in. into pisé-work on each side of opening. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) The lintel consisted of two beams, and the outer one was split in two lengthwise. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Brookmeadow houses were famous for their wonderful old doorways, with carved lintels, and this was not surpassed by any of them. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted As if more nervous than she cares to own, she leans against the lintel of the door, as one might, desirous of support. Portia or By Passions Rocked Pass thou the lintel freely; without fear Feast on the music. Home Life of Great Authors Where lintels occur, they are to be tailed in at least 9 in. on each side the opening. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) They began inside, and in about two hours cleared the lintel directly over the doorway, but the ends were still firmly secured. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. G�ntz leant against the lintel and listened lovingly to the sweet, regular sounds. Jena or Sedan? His hand has left the curtain and is now clinging to the lintel of the door, as though anxious of more support than the soft velvet of the portière could afford. Portia or By Passions Rocked Staff paused on the threshold, bending his head to escape the lintel. The Bandbox I. 71 The reader is not to suppose that Greek architecture had always, or often, flat ceilings, because I call its lintel the roof proper. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), But the great interest of this lintel was the carving. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Arches or lintels are, therefore, thrown from pier to pier, and a level preparation for carrying the real roof is made above them. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The portraits of the great and eminent men of his time are sculptured on the jambs and lintels of the doors, represented life-size. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa Then, deciding to inquire further into this thing, he stooped his head and shoulders and passed under the low lintel into the little dark shop. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings XI.,70 on page 213,—A, the lintel; B, the round arch; C, the gable. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), His shoulders all but filled the narrow doorway, his crown came within an inch of its lintel. The Bondboy XXX., are the ghosts of the lintel, the gable, the arch, and the pointed arch. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) It is the most ancient church in Tra�, and the lintel of the door has an inscription upon it with diamond-shaped O's, as used in the eighth century. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia I demanded, and reaching out, as I swayed slightly, I caught the lintel of the door for support. The Romance of a Plain Man A. Door-way on the north side of the nave, remarkable for its lintel or transom-stone in the figure of a pediment, from which the arch rises, encircled with a single, wide, plain, flat moulding. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy She stood for a moment, with her hand resting on the lintel, and she surveyed an apparently unexpected audience with contemplative melancholy. Tante Of the mere lintel, indeed, there is no specific decoration, nor can be; it has no organism to direct its ornament, and therefore may receive any kind and degree of ornament, according to its position. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The caps of the ciborium are rather richly carved, and the lintel bears on three sides subjects in relief from the legend of S. Trifone, the back being carved with ornament. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia He stood leaning against the lintel of the door, watching his boat rocking upon the tide, for he was thinking that until Denas and he were “in” again he had better stop at home. A Singer from the Sea Its massive lintel, shaped, as at Bieville, into a pediment, and surmounted by an arch, which is rather the segment of an ellipsis than of a circle, is likewise remarkable. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy He turned sideways and leant against the lintel of the window so that he was looking at his son. Changing Winds A Novel In the simplest doors the cross lintel is of wood only, and glass or bars occupy the space above, a very frequent form in Venice. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The lintels and jambs have elaborate arabesque scrolls, which remind one of Proven�al Romanesque ornament. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia A dusky staircase, with gaunt whitewashed walls, led down and down—past doors whose lintels all bore little tin cases containing holy Hebrew words—into the narrow court of the oldest Ghetto in the world. Dreamers of the Ghetto On the lintel is sculptured the Lamb bearing the Cross, enclosed within a circle, flanked on either side by a nondescript animal; the whole supported by two crowned heads placed in niches in the jambs. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The openings were all covered by a stone lintel, and consequently were uniformly square-headed. Architecture Classic and Early Christian Their names are to be seen to-day rudely carved on the sapote beams that form the lintels of the doorways of the antique shrine whose ruins crown the southernmost point of the island. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries On the lintel are a Virgin and Child, and several saints in little panels also spreading beyond on to the wall. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The door opened and her hand swept up to a light switch in the lintel, there was a click, and the room was brilliant. Mixed Faces Once a year, every door and the lintel of every window, and sometimes the walls, are marked like this. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India Doorways are the openings chiefly met with, and it is not often that the superstructure, whether arch or lintel, remains, but it is clear that in some instances, at least, openings were arched. Architecture Classic and Early Christian We visited its eighteen rooms in search of the precious inscription, and at length discovered it on the lintel of an inner doorway in the room situated at the south end of the edifice. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries Beneath the lintel two caps with amorini of the fifteenth or sixteenth century have been inserted. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The ornate woodwork of the frame and casings, however, especially the frieze across the lintel, with its oval and elliptical fluted designs elaborately hand-tooled, suggests the Dutch influence of New York and New Jersey. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Still legible under the verdigris of the bronze plate on the lintel he read, "Transportation Substation—District L2ZX." When the Sleepers Woke Across the top of these is placed a wooden lintel, projecting considerably and curving upwards at the ends. Architecture Classic and Early Christian He placed his right foot upon the lintel, and to the movement his long spur tinkled in a single silver note. The Trimming of Goosie The lintel itself is double, and treated as if it were wood. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Above the architrave casing across the lintel of these deeply recessed doorways a frieze and pediment form an effective doorhead. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia He lifted, facing his enemies inexorably, caught the lintel with his left hand, and was crouching outside. When the Sleepers Woke The Openings are almost invariably arched, and seldom, if ever, covered by a lintel. Architecture Classic and Early Christian Kneeling down, we read upon the lintel the Greek inscription in uncial letters, cut when the Mosque was a Christian church. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit To the west is a lintelled door, with consecration crosses on the jambs and carving of the ninth century on the lintel. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Pilasters or engaged columns support the pediment, their upper molded portion above the necking being carried across the horizontal lintel of the door frame. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Jarvis stood on an upturned lintel, ten feet above Mark's head. Operation Lorelie The most important characteristic of the openings in Greek buildings is that they were flat-topped,—covered by a lintel of stone or marble,—and never arched. Architecture Classic and Early Christian Two pollarded acacias are planted near the door of the inn, above the lintel of which a painted board scribbled over with irregular lettering invites the traveller to enter. A Bride of the Plains The door has been made into a window, and the lintel bears a bit of antique egg-and-tongue moulding. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Above a horizontal lintel treated after the manner of an architrave the semicircular fanlight was set in highly ornamental lead lines forming a decorative geometrical pattern. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The dome rests on four columns placed at the inner angles of the cross, and the vaulted cross arms rest on lintels spanning the space between the columns and the outer walls. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Formerly the width of such openings was very limited, owing to the difficulty of obtaining lintels of great length. Architecture Classic and Early Christian A chip flew from the door lintel near De Launay’s head. Louisiana Lou A Western Story On the lintel of the door of entry is an inscription mentioning a presbyter Dominicus. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia These, the lintels of Cliveden and of the Free Quakers' Meeting House, exemplify the three most common types. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Doors are square-headed, with heavily moulded architraves and cornice, and the lintel is mitred into the jambs instead of having the more constructive horizontal joint used in the West. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture She leant up against the lintel of the door. The Time of Roses Set steel lintels as called for on plan, and brick between vertical window openings. The Fairfax County Courthouse Here a long slanting roof ran down to the lintel of the door, and up to the plain cornice snow-drifts lay piled. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story The architrave casings of the doors with their horizontal projections over the lintel are in pleasing accord with the corresponding projections of the overmantel frame and of the facing of the fireplace opening. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The doors made of wood or of wood lined with bronze, swing on top and bottom pivots which turned in bronze-lined sockets in lintel and threshold. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Gwilt describes a half-timber building as "a structure formed of studding, with sills, lintels, struts, and braces, sometimes filled in with brick-work, and plastered over on both sides." Memorials of Old London Volume I The threshold, or perhaps, rather, the lintel of the doorway, may be meant; and, with the door-posts, be included under beams. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters O privet-white, you will paint the lintel of wet sand with froth. Sea Garden Beautifully tooled, light stone lintels with fine-scale radial scorings greatly enhance the beauty of the fenestration. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Capitals.—The development of the capital from the Roman form, which was suitable only for the lintel, to the impost capital shaped to receive an arch has been well explained by Lethaby and Swainson. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture They are cones of huge, irregular blocks, the jambs and lintels of the entrances being of single stones. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 At any rate, doors, bolts, posts, and a lintel are frequently named. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters A lintel, consisting of a single stone, some two tons' weight, was supported by the protruding jambs. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The architrave of the arch and lintel has a slightly different incised pattern. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia In the second and fourth intercolumniations there are doorways with moulded jambs, lintels, and cornices, but only the upper parts of these doorways are now left open to serve as windows. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Presently his head knocked sharply against the lintel. The Belovéd Vagabond Once, her two arms quivered with an involuntary outward motion, and once she swayed against the lintel. The Readjustment The builder scant of materials would have experienced no difficulty in finding among them sufficient lintels for apertures from eight to twelve feet in width. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Marble belts at the first-and second-floor levels, marble window sills and keystones in the lintels relieve and brighten the effect, while an unusual diamond fret lends distinction to the cornice. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The doors throughout the building are framed in marble jambs and lintels, adorned in most cases with a running ornament and crosses. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture As he leant against the lintel a voice suddenly said in his ear, as it seemed— 'My dear lady, why have such scruples? A Modern Mercenary Commonplace squares, parks, gardens, and dirty streets were transformed into fairyland by the delicate disposition of snow in festoons on door-post and railing, ledge and lintel, from roof to cellar. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius In the latter case the lintel must have been of wood, metal, or stone. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Usually there is no surface ornamentation, the shape of the parts being depended upon to form a decorative pattern, the shallow vertical and horizontal scorings on the lintels of the Morris house being exceptional. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The sides are each of a single stone, and the lintels are composed of three huge blocks. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Leaning up against the lintel, in the softened light, her outline and features and deep, true eyes made too fair a picture for him to trust himself to look upon. The Rhodesian Clean windows blinked in the sunshine, the doorstep was chalky white, the brass plate on the lintel glittered with the inscription, "Gregory Sartorius, M.D." Juggernaut "I incrusted," says Nebuchadnezzar, "the door-posts, the lintel, and threshold of the place of repose with ivory." A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Most of the lintels take the shape of a flat, gauged arch with flutings simulating mortar joints that radiate from an imaginary center below and mark off voussoirs and a keystone. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Other propylæa terminate this area, with a small vestibule before the pylon, and form the front of the grand hall of assembly, the lintel stones of whose doorway were forty feet ten inches in length. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life In the Greek building every opening is covered by a lintel; in the Gothic building every opening is covered by an arch. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 From the foundation to the lintels of the doors, they are of a square form. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java These lintels and jambs must have been, like the Borsippa threshold, of massive bronze, or they would soon have been crushed by the weight they had to support. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 These support two complete entablatures forming the lintels of the rectangular windows and being carried around into the embrasure of the central window, the keyed165 arch of which springs from the entablatures. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The lintel of the door of the tomb of one of the priests of Senat, fifth King of the second dynasty in the Ashmolean Library, Oxford, exhibits, however, hieroglyphs of an earlier date. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The clay dug from the moat served to make the bricks of the wall, which had 100 gates, all of bronze, with bronze lintels and posts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The sheikh of the village had, too, a fine lintel, used as a gate-post. El Kab This lintel has been fixed over the south doorway into the Kouyundjik Gallery of the British Museum. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Later, as in the case of hewn stonework,142 prominent stone lintels and window sills were adopted. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia The prophets, however, make frequent incidental allusion to its magnificence, to the "fenced place," the "stronghold," the "valiant men and chariots," the "silver and gold," the "pleasant furniture," "carved lintels and cedar work." Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The lintel was low and Jennings was compelled to stoop in order to enter. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Indeed this complicated and grotesque carving on walls, door-posts, and lintels was one of the first things to attract the attention of the Spaniards in Mexico. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest In fact, it was never driven out, but gradually merged into Islam, as is indicated by the inscriptions found on the lintel of ruined churches here and there, "There is but one God." Pan-Islam Above the horizontal overhang of the architrave casing across the lintel two beautifully carved consoles, the width of the frieze in height, support a cornice which is the base of a broken pediment. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia There are, in a formed and fashioned house, doors, windows, posts, lintels, &c.; there is also a multitude of common stones in the walls of the house. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) You go through the priest's house and vineyard; there is a fine carved lintel and a bit of fresco, all in the midst of a rag fair of squalid streets. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life All, with hearts to hope and pray, Bid this pilgrim touch the lintels Of your doorways every day. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature The roofs of the houses are flat, and over many of the entrances, which have wooden lintels, a piece of bone is fixed as a protection against the influence of the Evil eye. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria Each lintel appears to consist of seven gauged or keyed pieces each, but is in reality a single stone, the effect being secured by deep scorings. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia To-night when I escorted her to the door she stood for a moment drawing patterns on the lintel with her fan. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 I hailed him, laughed at him, let him pick me up, and we went on through door after door of the fog, with now a lintel of boughs and now a wall of wild roses. Friendship Village In Figure 92 will be seen kiln doors seated, fire-proof construction, showing 12-inch, channel, steel lintels, 2" × 2" steel angle mullions, track brackets bolted to the steel lintels and "T" rail track. Seasoning of Wood On the lintel the dead are seen rising from their graves at the last trump; prelate, noble and serf in one equality of doom. The Story of Paris Crudely chiseled, elaborately ornamental window casings, lintels and sills form a curious feature of this fa�ade. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Irresistibly the words conjured up a vision of some sharp-visaged female marauder insinuating the tip of a very pointed nose between the great front door and the lintel. The Convert I distinguished a lintel of elms, a wall of wild roses; I heard a brave little bird twittering impatient matins, and the sound of nearing footsteps in the road. Friendship Village Its special peculiarity consists of a stone lintel, in a very dark inner room, which has an inscription and a sculptured figure on the under side. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology It was a curious marriage contract provision that her initials should be cut upon each lintel, and men were living thirty years ago who had seen "M.M." carved on the stones of the old house. Chronicles of Strathearn Keyed lintels and window sills of marble accentuate the fenestration, and the fa�ade is further enriched by a handsome cornice and marble belt at the second-floor level. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia All architecture is based on one or more of three fundamental structural principles; that of the lintel, of the arch or vault, and of the truss. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised Decay was visible everywhere—in the wood-work, in the stone-work, in hinges and handles, thresholds and lintels, ceilings and plastered walls. Vixen, Volume III. In one of the upper rooms Mr. Stephens found a beam of sapote wood used as a lintel, which was covered with very elegantly carved decorations. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology A good example of such a cross is on the lintel of the doorway of a 7th century church at Fore, Co. Chronicles of Strathearn Each court has a certain colour painted on the lintel of the entrance. The Athenian Constitution The principle of the lintel is that of resistance to transverse strains, and appears in all construction in which a cross-piece or beam rests on two or more vertical supports. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised Olive bent her head cautiously in preparation for passing through the door, when again the same sharp cry startled her, and lifting her head suddenly she bumped it against the lintel. A Christmas Posy This building has eleven doorways in front, and one at each end, all having wooden lintels, which have fallen. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology The folding doors had been thrown open: M. le Comte and his son-in-law elect were on the point of entering and had paused for a moment just under the lintel. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days A moment later she poked her head around the lintel. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls The Romans in turn, adopting the external details of Greek architecture, transformed its substance by substituting the Etruscan arch for the Greek construction of columns and lintels. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised In the streets above the Claddagh, merchants who had grown rich in the Spanish trade were building solid houses with carved lintels and windows of stained glass. The Tragic Bride Moreover, wooden lintels seem to have been peculiar to Yucatan, where many of the great edifices were constructed in the later times, and some of them of perishable materials. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology A tall figure appeared as a massive silhouette under the lintel. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days He signalled his men to keep absolutely quiet, and then crept out on the lintel of the gate and got a firm purchase on the lever. Polly's Business Venture This one was better cast and lodged squarely upon the stone lintel. The Secret Witness There is one which has rudely carved over the lintel of its door the date 1816. Faces and Places And the destroying angel passed Harmless o’er every door Whose side-posts and whose lintels, too, Faith’s striking symbol bore. Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life When you go to bed at this farm you knock your head against the lintel of the sitting-room with a force corresponding to your height and vitality. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 The wall is supported on stone lintels, resting on brick piers placed about five feet apart, extending to the bottom of the border, allowing free access for the vine roots to the outside. Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings Wooden ornament in those days took the form of over-doors, and wreaths running down the lintels; and massive mantelpieces of oak were carved deeply. Chats on Household Curios But may it never behold the dread work of the destroying angel as of old, at the midnight hour, in every dwelling whose lintels were unmarked by the typical blood of the Paschal sacrifice! The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He dismissed the cab and pressed a bell in the lintel of the door. The Book of All-Power It was opened from within, and under the rough lintel there appeared the figure of a man of short stature, clad in a long grey tunic. "Unto Caesar" Now Galar and Fialar had clambered up on the lintel of the house, and as she came running out they cast a millstone on her head. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths It is remarkable that the lintels of the doorways are of wood, known as Sapote wood. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Dare no denial, thou, bar not my way, Else will I burst thy bolts and rend thy gates, This lintel shatter else and wreck these doors. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria One of its doors in particular had its lintel of granite on which rested a huge mass of fallen stone without displacing it. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West He nodded gravely and went in, hitting his tall head against the low lintel. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy Senator Gilman, bowing his head under the low lintel, was coming in. Country Neighbors The handsome granite of Stone Mountain, on the Georgia Railroad, was employed for the sills, lintels, copings, and foundation stones. History of the Confederate Powder Works Along the lintel runs a line of brackets alternating with cherubs' heads supporting seven figures, four males in high relief with three females in low relief behind them. The Story of Rouen I expect to get some decorations from the old Tolbooth of Edinburgh, particularly the cope-stones of the doorway, or lintels, as we call them, and a niche or two—one very handsome indeed! Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) He dodged out of the open door and the loaf of bread which Hamilton had thrown struck the lintel and rolled back to Henry's eager hands. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Of course, we sawed away the proper size for a door; and thus our doorway, by placing the lintels and posts, was complete. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Swinging from the lintel, shadowy against the grey light beyond was, apparently, the figure of Richard Frencham Altar dangling on a rope. Men of Affairs The bolts were as old as the door, and the nails of the lintel fastening only knocked in after its former rough handling. The Dew of Their Youth Lights were fixed outside in tin shades, and the word "Dancing" was painted in white letters on the lintel. A Girl of the Klondike The large square orifice in the middle of the face of the wall has a wooden lintel, still in place; the opening is large enough for use as a door or passageway. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Peggy stood still in the doorway, an icy chill crept through her veins, her hands grasped the lintel, and her eyes grew wide and blank with horror. About Peggy Saville The huge horizontal lintel above the door is already split right through. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 And from the marks on the lintels afterwards she had sprinkled her charge pretty 98freely. The Dew of Their Youth Her eyes brightened and her chest heaved a little as she leaned against the lintel. A Girl of the Klondike Room f communicates with g by a passageway which has a stone lintel. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 The Spahi stepped over the lintel with a jingling of spurs, a rattling of accoutrements. The Desert Drum 1905 They could not imagine why he examined so closely as they saw him do the door lintel, and the window-frame. The Settlers at Home Nowhere could I see the full height of these small doorways, so that I do not know whether there was a lintel, or whether they terminated in an open angle, like the doorways of Yucatan. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I Within the framework of the posts and lintels the form of a man could be distinguished. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico On the ground floor there is a passageway into chamber b, which is considerably enlarged, although the position of the lintel is clearly indicated by notches in the wall. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 It consisted of certain unintelligible characters inscribed on a little slip of paper, which was pasted over the windows or upon the lintel of the door. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing So, as there was no other key, Patricia put her finger to the bell on the lintel and kept it there till the knob rattled and the door was flung open wide. Miss Pat at School I saw no traces of wooden lintels or sills. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I It hung upon pivots formed of projecting parts of the slab, working in sockets in the lintel and threshold; and though so massive, I was able to open and shut it with ease. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 And the little footpath creeping Through the long grass to the door, And the hopvine's tresses sweeping The low roof and lintels o'er. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy One might fear that a geometrically carved lintel would not be quite in keeping with a florid jamb, but why carp, we should look at the best side of things. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The wood all around the opening was about a foot thick, and they cut it out somewhat after the fashion of the lintels of a doorway. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Dwelling indeed no more but for the hoodie-crow, and for the fawn of the hill that years after I saw treading over the grass-grown lintel of its door. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn She was about to slam the door in my face, but I pushed my foot between it and the lintel. A Master of Mysteries Carmena had bent her head to pass under the massive lintel. Bloom of Cactus Those on the south side and one on the north have lintels or level tops; the other has a straight lined arch composed of two long pieces of stone. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire The Romans, who for a time were satisfied with these simple methods, became impatient of the constructive limitation of the post and lintel. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Some were still closed, the doors being made not of wood or bronze, but of marble; and inscriptions were carved on the lintels or pediments, giving an account of each tomb. Pagan and Christian Rome Babies with lintels, grains of corn or shoe-buttons up their noses, purple in the face and waiting for the doctor or the embalmer. A Book of Burlesques The walls rise half way up these abutments; the doorway is to the south, and has the ports and lintel richly decorated. Byeways in Palestine He ended with a hollow groan and the weight of his body against the lintel. The Long Roll He found, in the column and the lintel, means perfectly adequate to realize his ideal of high unalterable beauty, and he was content. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The thunder-stone was placed over the lintel of the cow-shed for the same purpose as the winged disk over the door of an Egyptian temple. The Evolution of the Dragon The exquisite tracery and carving over and above the front door, and the white imported marble window lintels spin an elaborate and marvelously fine lacework of white over the handsome red-brick façade. The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth The transverse lintels are each of one stone; the central one is at least fifteen feet in length. Byeways in Palestine When they reached the hut, they knocked upon the lintel of the door and called Godwyn by name, once, twice, thrice. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia They found that the post and lintel was a simple means of building, and they adopted it as their permanent method of construction. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The use of this design above the lintel of the gate brings it into homology with the Winged Disk. The Evolution of the Dragon Close beside it yawned the entrance, a large black gap through which nearly a century of storms had rushed with their winds and wet till the lintels were green with moisture and slippery with rot. The Old Stone House and Other Stories The workmanship is massive and very rude, and the Greek of the inscription upon the lintel not less barbarous, signifying p. Byeways in Palestine Tympanum—the space between the flat lintel of a doorway and the arch over it, usually filled with sculpture. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Here, in the narrowest of the entry, you find a great old mansion still erect, with some insignia of its former state—some scutcheon, some holy or courageous motto, on the lintel. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Artemis is a goddess of the portal and her life-giving symbol in a multitude of varied forms is found appropriately placed above the lintel of doors. The Evolution of the Dragon The columns, lintels, sills, belts, finials and mouldings are to be close hammered work, with carving where indicated on the drawings. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 The lower parts of two upright posts of its doorway remain, together with a fragment of the transverse lintel: several pieces of columns are lying about, and pediments of these in situ. Byeways in Palestine The doors of the houses are very prettily carved all over, also the cupboards, and lintels to doors; we tried to buy some but could not. Southern Arabia The groups above the head of the Virgin on the double lintel had already been dashed to pieces when he was appealed to. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 By the time he had finished, the door opened, and Tregelly stooped to pass under the lintel. To Win or to Die A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze As sculpture, this lintel shows all the principal features of the characteristic 13th century design of Verona. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature The lintel of the principal gate has fallen from its place, and now stands perpendicular, leaning against one of the uprights: this is one stone of fifteen feet in length, beautifully sculptured. Byeways in Palestine There are a few carved lintels and doorways, and the bazaars are quaintly pretty, but beyond this the only architectural features are Portuguese. Southern Arabia The topmost stone of this inner jamb is enlarged into a corbel to support the lintel, and is carved with a large face. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See They also used lintels of stone and wood, and these last were the weak points, and their decaying has sometimes brought down part of the façade. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The sculpture of the lintel is first notable for its concise and intense story of the Life of Christ. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature The two uprights and the lintel have a p. 123simple and chaste ornament like a bead moulding. Byeways in Palestine Blood was also rubbed into the mouths of the carved serpents upon the jambs and lintels of the houses. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure In the walls were one hundred gates, all of brass, with posts and upper lintels of the same. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece In this quarry half-cut blocks for columns and lintels are still in place. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Rhetta, leaning to peer under the lintel of the low door, could see him there, and she reached out her hand, appealing without a word. Trail's End The surest demonstration, however, to my mind, lies in the evident fact of animal figures having been originally upon the same lintel where the writing now is. Byeways in Palestine I found the priest pale as the pillows against which he leaned, with glistening eyes gazing fixedly high above the lintel of the door. Lords of the North Barney Donahoe softly opened our door, stooped his head under the lintel, and gazed a few moments at the quiet face turned to the Thanksgiving turkey. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories The stone lintels in some cases are more than 12 feet long, and nearly 4 feet thick. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Breakfast over, he beckoned me to the door and jerked his thumb towards the lintel. The Adventures of Harry Revel They bear, however, no chisel-indications of having been connected by lintels across the tops: they have not been placed as trilithons. Byeways in Palestine The height of the lintel should be equivalent to the width of the jambs at the top. The Ten Books on Architecture The tragical termination of his great life added but another to the lengthened succession of horrors which had marked so many lintels with the blood of the first-born. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail As in the Yucatan structures, the lintels over the doorway-openings in the walls were of wood, and their decay has largely been the cause of the façades having fallen into ruins, in many places. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development She leaned on the doorway with her forehead against the lintel. The Tragic Muse The window-sills and lintels of limestone break and crack, and the chimneys soon become disjointed and unsafe. Canada and the Canadians Volume I The consoles, otherwise called brackets, carved at the right and left, should hang down to the level of the bottom of the lintel, exclusive of the leaf. The Ten Books on Architecture It is probable that the methods employed were similar or analogous to those used today by the Hopi, and that the wooden lintel and stone jamb was the standard type. Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262 Indeed, there exist at Mitla nearly a hundred examples of great monoliths, whether columns, lintels, or roof stones, some weighing as much as 15 tons, and up to 20 feet in length. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development It is also provided with a small horizontal opening over the main lintel, which, like the doorway, has been partly filled with masonry. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 He merely gave them one casual glance of inquiry, and then looked away, apparently at the room-numbers on the lintels. Phantom Wires A Novel |
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