A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1896)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London, Oxford, J. Parker and Co. · leaf 237
Etbge— EoILmouIbtng. 225 Ridge, the upper angle of a roof. It has usually … are called ridge- Ridge-piece, Llan Tysilio. tiles ; these are sometimes made ornamental, good instances of which are found at Great Malvern and Lincoln. [See Crest-tiles. ] Not unfrequently the ridge along the roof, when co- vered with lead, was made ornamental. Roll -moulding. This term has been…
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