QUOINS - Revision history

Randylyon at 21:31, 13 July 2026

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-[[Image:quoins.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building.  If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood. Modern use of quoins include their use around doorways.
+[[Image:quoins.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]QUOINS. Ancient Greeks and Romans discovered that load-bearing walls must be stabilized at certain points. They built heavy granite blocks in corners to create stability. According to the Roman architect Vitruvius, quoins were used for the points where the walls met, to provide strength and support. The stones that made up the quoins were laid alternately with short and long edges together to give more stability. The beauty of the stone was not considered at the time to be important.
-[[Image:quoins2.png|left|thumb|250px|]]The most common form of decorative use for quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone.
+In Georgian and Roman revival architecture, prior to the use of modern housing support systems, building corners often needed extra support to support the weight of multiple stories and stone roofs. Quoins diverted and distributed weight, relieving pressure on the stone walls. Without them, walls were unlikely to have been structurally sound.
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Randylyon at 20:59, 13 July 2026

2026-07-13T20:59:34Z

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	[[Image:quoins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone ~~walls~~. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. ~~Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression.~~ If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.		[[Image:quoins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood. Modern use of quoins include their use around doorways.

	The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join ~~the~~ two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone.		[[Image:quoins2.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]The most common form of decorative use for quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone.

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Randylyon at 05:06, 1 December 2015

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	[[Image:quoins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.		[[Image:quoins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.

	The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone~~, and therefore permanence~~.		The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone.

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Randylyon at 03:44, 2 June 2009

2009-06-02T03:44:21Z

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	QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.		[[Image:quoins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.

	The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone, and therefore permanence.		The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone, and therefore permanence.

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Randylyon at 03:40, 2 June 2009

2009-06-02T03:40:43Z

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	QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.		QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.

	The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were ~~most often~~ to suggest stone, and therefore permanence.		The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were used to suggest stone, and therefore permanence.

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QUOINS. Quoins are cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins give the impression of strength and firmness to a building. Rough-finished or rusticated masonry is also used for foundation layers of buildings to give the same impression. If structural, quoins are usually part of load bearing walls. If decorative, they may be made of brick, stone and wood.

The most common form of decorative use for a quoins uses an alternative pattern of rectangles that wrap around the wall, mimicking the pattern of stone blocks or brick as they would wrap around a corner and join the two walls. In [[GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE]], wooden quoins were most often to suggest stone, and therefore permanence.

[[Category: Architecture]]