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Faience(French): Moulded and fired glazed terracotta (clay ornament or cladding), when coloured or left white.Fan-vault ...
Faience vase attributed to Delftware factory, c. 1685-1690, in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Delftware faience jardiniere, c. 1695-1715, in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands ...
Faience
- glazed earthenware, usually cream, used as a decorative cladding, particularly in the earlier 20th century, retail, cinema and industrial facades (first manufactured at Faenza in Italy).
Faience - Glazed earthenware often used as a decorative feature in a building.
Fan Vault - Arched ceiling in which ribs radiate like a fan.
Fenestration - Windows and their arrangement in a building.
The upper portion of each minaret is covered in blue, white and green faience tiles.
 See also: Vault, Church, Terra, Architecture, Ornament
  
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