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The BONDS and 
DECORATIONS 
of BRICK 
Explained and sketched by Matlack Price 
The difference between the raked and the 
flush joints can be seen in the sketches be¬ 
low to the right. The variation makes a 
great difference in the appearance of a 
facade 
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* bond — headers 
and sides; to the 
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There are endless possibilities 
of pattern in special face brick 
of special shapes and sizes 
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English bond with random 
burnt headers, a popular Co¬ 
lonial style, is often used today 
Flemish bond with burnt head¬ 
ers placed regularly makes a 
pleasantly decorative jagade, as 
shown above 
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The possibilities of decoration in ordi¬ 
nary face brick can be seen in this de¬ 
sign over a studio entrance in New 
York City 
{Below) Headers only, with 
aligned joints, as used in the old 
Colony Club at New York by 
Stanford White 
{Above) Headers protruded 
at random for texture and 
shadow. {Left) Headers only, 
breaking joints 
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A simple pattern has been worked 
out in burnt headers on this jagade 
of “Sutton Place,” England 
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The section of wall below shows a simple, deco¬ 
rative design worked out in ordinary “2-4-8” 
brick, utilizing burnt headers 
Another simple pattern of burnt 
headers shows them in small groups 
disposed at regidar intervals 
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