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The Crests ClipArt gallery provides 12 examples of the ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof or canopy.

Carved work on the top of a building. The ridges of roofs, the copes of battlements and the tops of gables were called crests.

Crest

Carved work on the top of a building. The ridges of roofs, the copes of battlements and the tops of…

Crest-tile is tile on the ridge of a house.

Crest Tile

Crest-tile is tile on the ridge of a house.

"In architecture, an ornamental finishing, either carved in stone, or of tiles running along the top of a wall, or the ridge of a rood. Crest-tiles, or Crease-tiles, are frequently in the form either of small battlements or Tudor flowers, as in the accompanying illustration from Exeter Cathedral." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Crest-Tiles

"In architecture, an ornamental finishing, either carved in stone, or of tiles running along the top…

Crestings decorate the ridges of most Gothic roofs, on which the covering was usually of lead, copper, or slate.

Cresting

Crestings decorate the ridges of most Gothic roofs, on which the covering was usually of lead, copper,…

Cresting ornament from Arundel Church in the Perpendicular style.

Cresting

Cresting ornament from Arundel Church in the Perpendicular style.

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

Barge-Board Perforated Crest

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

Barge-Board Perforated Crest

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

Barge-Board Perforated Crest

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

Barge-Board Perforated Crest

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

Barge-Board Perforated Crest

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

Barge-Board Perforated Crest

This barge-board perforated crest serves as decorative effect and for protection against the weather.

The top ornaments perforated crest is the top ornament of a gable. It was designed by architect Eisenlohr of Carlsruhe.

Top Ornament Perforated Crest

The top ornaments perforated crest is the top ornament of a gable. It was designed by architect Eisenlohr…