Fínán
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
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Fínán, Fíonán. Name borne by as many as eleven early Irish saints, of whom the best-known is the early 7th-century Fínán Cam [squint-eyed], who founded a monastery at Kinnitty [Cenn Eitigh, Co. Offaly]. According to fabulous tradition he was conceived when his mother went swimming after dark and was impregnated by a
salmon. He was also described as introducing wheat to Ireland. To be distinguished from
Finnian and
Finnán.
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RAIL: Architraves for underground railway units
Newspaper article from: Advanced Ceramics Report; 11/1/1997; 405 words
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 "Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)")
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sorted! diy.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 1/10/2008; 700+ words
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A House Divided Comes Together
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/2/2002; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 6/1/2002; 277 words
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International glossary of stone terms.(Glossary)
Magazine article from: Stone World; 12/1/2008; 700+ words
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International glossary of stone terms.
Magazine article from: Stone World; 1/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...zanche GERMAN: ankerloecher FRENCH: trous d'ancrage SPANISH: orificios de anclaje ARCHITRAVE ITALIAN: architrave GERMAN: sturzteil FRENCH: architrave SPANISH: arquitrave ARRIS ITALIAN: spigolo GERMAN: kante FRENCH: arete SPANISH...
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New look delights
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/4/2006; 700+ words
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Facing Planes
Magazine article from: The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc.; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Der Himmel uber Esna: Eine Fallstudie zur religiosen Astronomie in Agypten.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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architrave
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...comprise an eared , or lugged , architrave; and if the vertical mouldings...they comprise a shouldered architrave, and the projecting shoulders are called crossettes . Architraves often stop against an architrave- , plinth- , or skirting...
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architrave cornice
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
architrave cornice. Entablature (usually of the Ionic Order ) with no frieze .
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block
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...element at the bottom of a door- architrave , also stopping the skirt or plinth...a series of projecting blocks on architraves , columns, or pilasters as in a Gibbs surround : in such cases the architrave, column, or pilaster is said to...
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Doric Order
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...entire Order, consisting of a flat architrave ( lintel ) carrying the frieze...cornice . Immediately over the architrave is a plain band or taenia under...abacus with a crowning moulding. Architraves are sometimes plain, but usually...
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band
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...be applied to the fasciae on an architrave , and sometimes (though rarely...condition. Examples are banded architrave (one with projecting blocks placed...regular intervals between which the architrave is visible, as in a Gibbs surround...
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