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ornamental uses. Moldings are as old as architecture, and vary 

 with schools of architecture. 



In the next view (Fig. 5), taken from Mayeux's work, are given 

 the most ordinary Greek moldings with their French names. How- 

 ever necessary it must be for the architect, and however admirable 

 it may be for the art student, to know the names of all moldings 

 by heart and to be able to describe each one accurately, such pro- 

 ficiency is not required at present and is not necessary for the 



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understanding of the present theme. Some moldings have square 

 edges, some round. The curved edges of some are simple, of 

 others complex. Each has its name, and of some the name is 

 descriptive. The term molding would seem to indicate that mold- 

 ings were made apart and subsequently applied to the main object. 

 Whatever be the origin of moldings, the same rules apply to them 

 which apply to other profiles, with the additional rule that mold- 

 ings must always be kept subordinate to the principal object. For 



