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  • Half-timber
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  • Hearth
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  • Houndstooth

A framed construction method where spaces between members are filled with masonry.

The mark or stamp of official approval of quality.  This usually appears on metalwork.

Aan de oevers van NubiëThis type of column is usually instantly recognizable by their capital in the shape of the cow headed goddess, Hathor. They often had a simple, round shaft.

hearthThe fireplace floor usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement.


HermColumns where a bust or head (sculpture) could be placed

sioux trinketA decorative pattern of stone, brick, tile or fabric that looks like the spine of a herring with the ribs extended from opposite sides in rows of parallel, slanting lines.

National Gallery of Art Bronze Door Handle (Washington, DC)An ornament of honeysuckle or palm leaves in a radiating cluster. Also called anthemion.

Characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes.

Carnaval bleu.
A form of ornament that is usually a full face (human, animal or grotesque) used without the rest of the body.