…Stones that break into thin plates, such as slate, can be used for roofing in an attractive way, and were very popular in the 19th century. (2) Baked clay roofing tiles have been widely used since the Greek and Roman eras, and are usually made by laying flat tiles together and covering the joints with round or triangular tiles called imbrex (male tiles), each of which has various shapes. After the Renaissance, tiles with an S-shaped cross section (pantiles) that combine flat and round tiles began to be used in Belgium, the Netherlands, and England, and became widespread after various improvements were made. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Inbrex" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…スレートのように薄板状に割れる石は,体裁よく葺けるので,19世紀には大いに流行した。(2)焼成した粘土瓦は,ギリシア・ローマ時代から広く用いられ,通例,平瓦を並べ,その継目をインブレックスimbrex(雄瓦(おがわら))と呼ばれる丸瓦あるいは三角瓦で覆う形式で,それぞれに各種の形態があった。ルネサンス以降,ベルギー,オランダ,イギリスなどで,平瓦と丸瓦を一体化したS字形断面の瓦(桟瓦pantile)が用いられはじめ,各種の改良が加えられて普及した。… ※「インブレックス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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