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Houses and gardens (1906)

Scott, M. H. Baillie (Mackay Hugh Baillie), 1865-1945 · London, G. Newnes, limited · leaf 106

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g. Much may be done by stamps, suchas those used for pats of butter. In upper rooms it is often possible to obtain an excellent eff^ect by meansof a curved segmented ceiling, which aflFords an excellent field for decorationin many ways, and in a room where the walls are covered with leafage with64… … present subject, and can but be barely touched on here. A small example ofthis form of ceiling occurs in the little staircase to the room over the fire-place in the hall, illustrated in the description of Blackwell. Simple types of vaulting may often be used in corridors with excellenteffect, but…

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