I noticed that too! Joyce Hann On Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 03:04:54 PM EST, Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]> wrote: The serpentine walls at UVA have always seemed to be one of Jefferson's innovations, but I just stumbled upon this website documenting a slew of earlier (as well as more modern) examples of what 17th-century Dutch called slangenmuur—snake walls. . . . Wonder if Jefferson was aware of them? https://hasanjasim.online/15-illustrations-of-british-crinkle-crankle-walls-which-require-less-bricks-to-construct-than-straight-walls/?fbclid=IwAR12m1o6we_hdvQZm4QpR7UBw0aPoYxVIY6ufE3hLQ10kGWqI2PnwDm73H8 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at https://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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