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    The imbrex and tegula (pl.: imbrices and tegulae) were overlapping roof tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a waterproof and durable...
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    the imbrex and tegula design of tile, mission tiles are a semi-cylindrical two-piece tile system, composed of a pan and cover. Unlike the imbrex and tegula...
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  • Imbrex and tegula, style dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. Monk and nun, a style similar to Imbrex and tegula, but basically using two Imbrex tiles...
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  • like a toppled run of dominoes. In roofing, imbrication is employed in the Imbrex and tegula system. Imbrication (sedimentology). Imbrication (linguistics)...
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    block which terminates and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof (see imbrex and tegula, monk and nun). It also serves to protect the join from the elements...
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    tradition of each area, the roofs may be terraces or tiled in the Roman imbrex and tegula style. One of the most characteristic elements (and one of the...
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    Example of imbrex and tegula flanged roof tiles that were used in "Cappuccina" roofed pit graves. The curved tile is the imbrex....
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  • Hostilianus, Humilus, Hybrida Iacomus, Ianuaria, Ianuarius, Iavolenus, Imbrex, Imperiosus, Impetratus, Indaletius, Indus, Infantio, Ingeniosus, Ingenuillis...
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    Mission tile, or Barrel tile, is a semi-cylindrical roof tile similar to imbrex and tegula, but instead of alternating rows of flat tiles (tegulae) and...
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    tile, almost square, with upturned flanges on its longer sides, and the imbrex (pl. imbrices), of slightly tapered half-cylindrical form. The imbrices...
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