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Bible Encyclopedias
Ashlar
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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also written Ashler, Ashelere, &C. (probably from Lat. axilla, diminutive of axis, an axle), hewn or squared stone, generally applied to that used for facing walls. In a contract of date 1398 we read - "Murus erit exterius de puro lapide vocato achilar, plane incisso, interius vero de lapide fracto vocato roghwall." " Clene hewen ashler" often occurs in medieval documents; this no doubt means tooled or finely worked, in contradistinction to rough-axed faces.
An "ashlar piece" in building is an upright piece of timber framed between the common rafters and the wall plate.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ashlar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ashlar.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ashlar'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ashlar.html. 1910.
