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Acanthus
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a type of plant-deeply divided leaves
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all'antica
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based on antique models
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architrave
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the lowest part of classical entablature
top of door case |
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atlantes
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plural form of a supporting male figure
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art deco
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a style of linear symmetry during 1920s-1930s
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art nouveau
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a style of asymmetric flowing curves during 1890-1910s
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balustrade
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a series of short pillars in a sequence for supporting a rail
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blind arcade
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a blank arcade w/o openings
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baroque style
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extravagant european architectural style 17/18th c.
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beaux-arts style
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elaborate late 19th/early 20th classical architectural style
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book matched
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a pattern created in wood or marble
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buttery
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a room in a medieval house for storage of beer
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came
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lead strip holding stained glass
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caryatid
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supporting female figure
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cavetto
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a hollow moulding of a near 1/4 circle
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chair rail
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moulding places on the wall to keep chairs from marring wall
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clerestory
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a horizontal row of high-level windows
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chevron
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a zig zag pattern
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chinoiserie
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european style evocative of chinese art
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cyma
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an s-shaped curved moulding
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diaper work
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all over surface decoration composed of repeating diamond pattern
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diocletian window
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half round window in 3 sub sections
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drugette
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a sturdy fabric floor covering used to protect valuable surfaces
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engaged column
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a column, not freestanding but imbedded 3/5 into the surface behind it
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egg and dart
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a molding resembling eggs alternating with darts
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elevation
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any of the drawn vertical faces of a building exterior/interior
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enfilades
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a series of rooms with doors aligned
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fanlight
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semi circular window over the door
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federal style
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american neoclassical architecture 1776-1820
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fresco
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a painting with pigment applied to wet plaster
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georgian style
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english architectural style 1714-1780
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girandole
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ornamental candelabra often with crystals and/or reflecting mirror at back
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hammer beam
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a short roof timber cantilevered out to carry an upright
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inglenook
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a recess for a bench or seat built beside a fireplace
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historiated
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depicting a narrative
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joist
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horizontal supporting member running from beam to beam
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keystone
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the wedge shaped element found at the top of an arch
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linenfold
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tudor paneling ornament carved to mimic a vertical linen fold
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loggia
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a gallery with an open colonnade along one/plus sides
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lozenge
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a diamond shape
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louver
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a series of overlapping slats designed to block the view but not airflow - shutter
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palladian window
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window supporting an arched window with 2 straight sidelights
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