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mathematical tiles

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | © A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

mathematical tiles. Small facing-tiles designed to look like brick headers with joints, used to clad timber-framed fronts to give the appearance of top-quality brickwork. Excellent C18 examples abound in Lewes, Sussex. Stretcher-like tiles are also found.

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