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FABM BUILDINGS IN SOUTH AFKICA 



Fig. 226. 



Gables. — The treatment of the gable in Dutch architecture is well known. 

 A Dutch gable (" Hollandse gevel ") is illustrated in Fig. 227, but may have 



Fig. 227.— Hollandse Gevel. 



different forms according to the artistic feelings of the architect. 



Where it is desired to carry the thatch over the gable wall, the verges may be 



