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 {)f)S COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCIIITECTUUE. 1^75 G7G M- • ' 1928. BrackcH and Cornices are striking features in Italian buildings. In fig. 1683 a and h are the details of bracket, which may be executed .n wood, such to.ms bc.ng J678 1679 1680 i ' common both in Italy and Lorraine ; c is a cantilever cornice, which may be exccut. .1 cither in wood or stone. The great projection of the corona or upper part produces that J6S1 deep shadow, which is the striking characteristic of the Italian cornice. An modillion with rustic coins is shown at rf, and is a common feature in the better tion of Italian villas, and also in 1682 the street palaces of Rome and , Florence. Of block cornices, such as e, f, g, there is a great variety, many of which might be executed with common bricks. Such cor- nices are often introduced as string courses, or horizontal belts or bands in the walls of buildings, and also so as to serve for the sOls of windows. Frequently they are made use of as a finish to the terrace or parapet walls of a villa. ,• 1 1 Few features of the Italian style are less expensive, more generally applicaDle enriched descrip-