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Russian architectural ornament and wood carving, (1898). 'Fig 1: Phantastic church-cupolas at Jaroslaw, 17th and 18th century. Figs 2 and 3: Gilt wood carvings of the Baldaquin of the Imperial chair in the Nicolay church, Jaroslaw, 17th century. Fig 4: From a baldaquin in the Museum of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Figs 5 and 6: Carved roses on the principal door of the altar, church of St. John, near Rostow, 17th century. Figs 7-10: Window frames of wooden houses in the government Wologda. Figs 11-13: Gable ornaments in the same district. Figs 14 and 15: Ornamental Boards on sills etc. Figs 16-19: Roses on the wings of doors, made of small panels, Government of Samara. Figs 20 and 21: Portions of such roses. Fig 22: Capital with vegetable ornaments'. Plate 34b from "The Historic Styles of Ornament" translated from the German of H. Dolmetsch. [B.T. Batford, London, 1898] (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/The Print Collector)