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The Roofs ClipArt gallery provides 24 illustrations of styles, construction, and coverings for roofs.

"The word corbie or corby, though obsolete in English, except as a heraldic term, has retained its place in the Scottish dialect, and in architecture to signify the succession of steps with which the gables of old houses are everywhere ornamented in Scotland. The fashion, like most of the other peculiarities of Scottish architecture, was no doubt borrowed, as was the term, from France." — Chambers, 1881

Corbie-Steps

"The word corbie or corby, though obsolete in English, except as a heraldic term, has retained its place…

A Crow-stepped gable is a stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building. The top of the parapet wall projects above the roofline and the top of the brick or stone wall is stacked in a step pattern above the roof as a decoration and as a convenient way to finish the brick courses. "The word corbie or corby, though obsolete in English, except as a heraldic term, has retained its place in the Scottish dialect, and in architecture to signify the succession of steps with which the gables of old houses are everywhere ornamented in Scotland. The fashion, like most of the other peculiarities of Scottish architecture, was no doubt borrowed, as was the term, from France." — Chambers, 1881

Crow-stepped Gable

A Crow-stepped gable is a stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable-end of a building.…

A gable is the triangular part of an exterior wall between the side walls and the slopes of the roof.

Gable

A gable is the triangular part of an exterior wall between the side walls and the slopes of the roof.

"A one-storied house with gambrel roof, New England, 18th century. A similar design is used at the present time." —Kinne, 1920

One-storied gambrel roof

"A one-storied house with gambrel roof, New England, 18th century. A similar design is used at the present…

The cover or upper part of any house, barn, and the like.

Roof

The cover or upper part of any house, barn, and the like.

The roof of a barn.

Barn Roof

The roof of a barn.

A simple conical roof.

Conical Style Roof Type

A simple conical roof.

A roof with almost vertical sides.

French Roof

A roof with almost vertical sides.

A type of roof.

Gable Roof

A type of roof.

"House with gambrel roof, New England, 1765. The piazza is a recent and poor addition." —Kinne, 1920

Gambrel roof

"House with gambrel roof, New England, 1765. The piazza is a recent and poor addition." —Kinne,…

"The same house, as it might be. notice the fine effect of the windows." —Kinne, 1920

Gambrel roof

"The same house, as it might be. notice the fine effect of the windows." —Kinne, 1920

A simple hip roof.

Hip Style Roof Type

A simple hip roof.

The roof of a house.

House Roof

The roof of a house.

A simple king-post roof.

King-post Roof

A simple king-post roof.

A simple m-roof.

Style M-Roof Type

A simple m-roof.

A roof with 2 slopes on all 4 sides. The lower slope is almost vertical and the upper slop is almost horizontal.

Mansard Roof

A roof with 2 slopes on all 4 sides. The lower slope is almost vertical and the upper slop is almost…

A type of roof.

Ogee Roof

A type of roof.

A simple queen-post roof.

Queen-post Roof

A simple queen-post roof.

A type of roof.

Shed Roof

A type of roof.

"c, a shingle; d, plain shingles laid on a roof." -Whitney, 1911

Shingles

"c, a shingle; d, plain shingles laid on a roof." -Whitney, 1911

Fancy cut shingles laid on a roof.

Shingles

Fancy cut shingles laid on a roof.

Steps in which the sides of gables from the eaves to the apex.

Corbel Steps

Steps in which the sides of gables from the eaves to the apex.

A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

Roofing Tile

A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

Roofing Tile

A thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing