MOLDINGS and profiles of structural elements in mediaeval buildings have long been objects of considerable interest to archaeologists and architectural historians. Because of the great variety and succession of changes in mediaeval moldings and profiles, scholars have been able to classify them according to their use in the buildings,1 according to general architectural styles,2 according to particular schools within a style,3 and even according to the style of particular mediaeval architects.4 Yet relatively little attention has been given to the mediaeval techniques for designing and producing these moldings and profiles-that is to say, to the construction and use of mediaeval masons' templates.5 In order to provide a basis for the present discussion of this subject, it will be helpful to review briefly the modem use of
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