Casement window
A casement window (or casement) is a window that is attached to its frame by one or more hinges.[1] Casement windows typically are hinged at the side, sometimes at the top or bottom. They are used singly or in pairs within a common frame, in which case they are hinged on the outside.
Casement windows were the most common house window before the sash window was introduced, and usually contain leaded glass.[2] These casement windows usually were hinged on the side, and opened inward. The windows were covered by functional exterior shutters, which opened outward.
They are opened with a crank or a lever or cam handle placed at around hand height or at the bottom and serve as window locks.[3] A crank is necessary when the window opens outward, to hold the window in position despite wind.
Often the glass panes are set in a rabbeted frame and sealed with beveled putty or glazing compound to secure the glass.
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Footnotes
- ^ (1983) What Style is it?. NY: John Wiley and Sons, p. 98. ISBN 0-471-14434-7.
- ^ "Casement window". Illustrated Architectural Dictionary. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Ching, Francis (1997). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, p. 113, 116, 273. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.
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