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  2. Monk and Nun - Wikipedia

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    New roof section, San Agustin, Gran Canaria Mission tile in Spain Monk and Nun, also known as pan and cover, mission tiling, Spanish tile, gutter tile, [1] or barrel tile, is a style of arranging roof tiles, using semi-cylindrical tiles similar to imbrex and tegula, but instead of alternating rows of flat tiles (tegulae) and arched tiles (imbrices), both rows consist of the arched tile.

  3. List of commercial video games released as freeware

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    The ROMs of the game and its sequel were formerly offered by the owner Randel Reiss for free download. In 2021, however, the rights to both games were purchased by Piko Interactive, leding the download links for the ROMs to disappear from Technopop's website [121], but they are still available for free download on Zophar's Domain.

  4. Chinese glazed roof tile - Wikipedia

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    There are two main types of Chinese glazed tiles: glazed tubular tile and glazed plate tile. Glazed tubular tiles (see monk and nun) are moulded into tube shape on a wooden mould, then cut into halves along their length, producing two tubular tiles, each semicircular in section. A tube-shaped clay mould can be cut into four equal parts, with a ...

  5. Antefix - Wikipedia

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    Reproduction antefixes with anthemia, Athens. In architecture, an antefix (from Latin antefigere 'to fasten before') is a vertical block which terminates and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof (see imbrex and tegula, monk and nun).

  6. Roof tiles - Wikipedia

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    These early roof tiles were flat tiles and rounded or bent tiles, a form that was widespread across the Ganga Valley and the Indian Peninsula, suggesting that it was an essential architectural element of this period. [31] This early form of roof tiles also influenced roof tiles of neighboring Nepal and Sri lanka. [31]

  7. Murder in the Abbey - Wikipedia

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    The game is set in the Middle Ages, and its storyline is inspired by the historical 1980 murder mystery novel The Name of the Rose.When a monk named Leonardo of Toledo is ordered to deliver the young Bruno to the Nuestra Señora de la Natividad Abbey for study with the local monks, a "dark, dastardly murder interferes with this kiddie drop-off".

  8. Imbrex and tegula - Wikipedia

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    The tegula (Greek solenes) was a plain flat tile, or a flat tile with raised edges, which was laid flat upon the roof, while the imbrex (Greek kalupter) was a semi-cylindrical roofing tile, like a half-pipe, laid over the joints between the tegulae.

  9. Mangalore tiles - Wikipedia

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    The new company used interlocking tiles, which were an innovation allowing for fewer tiles to cover a larger area, cutting down on roof weight. [ 9 ] Plebst's factory was the first industrial tile plant in India, located on the banks of the Nethravathi river, near Morgan's Gate , around 100 metres (0.10 km) from Ullal bridge.