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Jesting beams

Scope note

Use for nonstructural beams, introduced for appearance.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30001543

Broader Terms used

<beams by location or context>

Term used for

beams, jesting

Equivalent Terms used

jesting beam

Created

14yrs ago

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