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English: Arches of various forms as follows:—
19. The joggled arch used in medieval chimneypieces and in Mahommedan architecture.
21. The relieving arch as used in Egypt, in the pyramid of Cheops; and in Saxon architecture, where it was built with Roman bricks or tiles, or consisted of two sloping slabs of stone.
Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Arch.
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Source Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 2, Page 344
Author Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911

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