Cousin · Europe

corbel

A stone or timber block projecting from a wall to carry weight above.

In medieval European masonry and carpentry, corbels step out from walls to support beams, parapets, or arches—performing in solid stone or heavy timber the cantilevering job that dougong achieves through interlocking wood.

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