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Jacobean
TermJacobean
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Long DescriptionThe style of early 17th-century England, called after James I (reigned 1603-25), but common into the middle decades. Not always distinguishable from the preceding Elizabethan manner, with which it shares a fondness for densely applied classical ornament and symmetrical gabled façades.
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Yorkshire (West Riding)
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See also:Elizabethan
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