Bell roof explained
A bell roof (bell-shaped roof, ogee roof,[1] Philibert de l'Orme roof) is a roof form resembling the shape of a bell.[2]
Shapes
Bell roofs may be round, multi-sided or square. A similar-sounding feature added to other roof forms at the eaves or walls[3] is bell-cast, sprocketed[4] or flared eaves, the roof flairs upward resembling the common shape of the bottom of a bell.
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Notes and References
- Passmore, Augustine C.. "Bell Roof or Ogee Roof". Handbook of technical terms used in architecture and building and their allied trades and subjects,. London: Scott, Greenwood, and Co.;, 1904. 38. Print.
- Harris, Cyril M.. "bell roof" and "bellcast eaves". Dictionary of architecture & construction. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Print.
- Cowan, Henry J., and Peter R. Smith. "bellcast". Dictionary of architectural and building technology. 4th ed. London: Spon Press, 2004. Print.
- Brett, Peter. "Bellcast eaves". An illustrated dictionary of building: an illustrated reference guide for practitioners and students. 2nd ed. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 1997. Print.
