April, 19 2 0 
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In the C as a 
Bagatti V al- 
secchi at Milan 
is a 15 th Ce7i- 
tury hallwa v 
ceiling with 
small decora¬ 
tive coves and 
painted relief 
designs. This 
or a like de¬ 
sign could be 
reproduced by 
a competent 
painter 
A curious treat¬ 
ment, not ad- 
V is able in 
every instance 
however, is a 
vdidted ceiling 
with poly¬ 
chrome tile 
decorations em¬ 
bedded in the 
cement. Thi$ 
is from the resi¬ 
dence of H. C. 
Mercer, Doyles- 
town. Pa. 
A favorite tieat- 
ment in the 11 th 
CenUiry house was 
a ceiling of wood 
carved and mold¬ 
ed in a decorative 
pattern, the design 
usually being large. 
It is capable of 
reproduction 
Another 11th Cen¬ 
tury style, now 
being revived, wa^ 
this old Welsh 
with 7nolded ribs 
in geometrical pat- 
ierjis, such as in 
the parge ceiling 
house. Courtesy 
of B. T. Batsford 
The barrel-vaulted' parge ceiling is the 
most popular form in modern reproduc- 
tion. It can be enriched, as in this room 
executed by George P. Banhart, or left 
quite simple. This is the reception room 
in the New York office of Betram Grosve- 
nor Goodhue, architect 
