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Ornament & details

Bargeboard

A board fixed along the sloping edge of a gable, often cut into lace-like fretwork ("gingerbread") on wooden buildings.

Where to look
Decorated boards along the gable edges.
Styles
On the drawings
Not marked on the drawings.

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Cross-section of a vaulted building with a nave, two aisles and flying buttresses. Each label links to its feature. NAVE AISLE AISLE RoofPinnacleFlying buttressButtressAisleRib vaultClerestoryTriforiumArcadePierNave
Cross-sectionFor orientation: Bargeboard is not drawn here.