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Self Portrait in DoorA regular repeat of interlocking right-angle and vertical lines.

Gryphon closeA mythical monster with a lion’s body and the head and wings of an eagle

Painting in shades of grey, either used as a ground for an oil painting, or as a work of art in its own right simulating the effect of bas-relief

Large stitches and patterns

IMG_4034Fantastic masks or monsters (the originals were rediscovered in Italian grottos as ornaments) – refers to mostly eerie figures carved specifically as terminations to spouts which convey water away from the sides of buildings.

An ornamental border formed of two or more interlaced bands around a series of circular voids.

Structural detailGusset plates are frequently used to fuse any number of load-bearing columns with beams or truss members together. The members can be bolted, riveted or welded to the gusset plate.

One of a series of small ornaments in the shape of truncated cones used on a Doric entablature.