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The early Christian monuments of Scotland (1903)

Allen, J. Romilly (John Romilly), 1847-1907, Anderson, Joseph, 1832-1916, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland · Edinburgh, Printed by Neill & co., limited · leaf 463

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surface (No. 818). (d) Broken reticulated pattern, where portions of the lines are isolated, so as to resemble a woven fabric (No. 819). The isolated lines in patterns No. 817 and No. 819 need not neces- sarily be exactly opposite each other, for their positions may be varied by shifting them in… … No. 820. No. 821. Now, if each horizontal row of squares or bricks be pushed forwards with a sliding motion upon the row below, through a distance less than the length of one of the sides of the squares, the bricks will break joint as in No. 821. If a similar operation be performed with each row…

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