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	= What does parquet mean ? =		= What does parquet mean ? =

−	Parquet is a term often used in British English to describe a type of flooring, but it can also refer to delicate timber patterns created on furniture. The term is borrowed from the French word meaning a small compartment, because the the finish is made up of smaller timber pieces or inlays. The craft of arranging timber inlays to create a patterned surface is known as parquetry, the same approach creating illustrations, specifically in furniture is known as marquetry.	+	Parquet is a term often used in British English to describe a type of flooring, but it can also refer to delicate timber patterns created on furniture. The term is borrowed from the French word meaning a small compartment, because the the finish is made up of smaller timber pieces or inlays. The craft of arranging timber inlays to create a patterned surface is known as parquetry, the same approach creating illustrations, specifically in furniture is known as marquetry. Wood-block flooring may also be used as a term to describe parquet, but is also used to describe the quite rare use of timber block in street paving from around the late 1800's, it seems as a quiter street paving solution to stone.

	The term parquet may also be used in American English (along with parterre) to describe the lower seating area, as well as the orchestra pit of a theatre or auditorium, also coming from the French translation for on the ground. In British English parterre usually refers to a flat planted or terraced area in a garden.		The term parquet may also be used in American English (along with parterre) to describe the lower seating area, as well as the orchestra pit of a theatre or auditorium, also coming from the French translation for on the ground. In British English parterre usually refers to a flat planted or terraced area in a garden.
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	* Chip carving.		* Chip carving.
		+	* Coal holes, pavement lights, kerbs and utilities and wood-block paving.
	* Marquetry.		* Marquetry.
	* Physical Properties of Wood.		* Physical Properties of Wood.

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	As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.		As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.

−	Single herringbone ~~- a diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments (also called square herringbone)~~	+	== Single herringbone parquet ==

−	~~Double~~ herringbone - a diagonal pattern with ~~pairs of adjacent~~ blocks, laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.	+	Single herringbone is a diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments (also might be referred to as square herringbone)

−	~~Chevron - a pattern with adjacent blocks laid in diagonally in orthogonal rows.~~	+	== Double herringbone parquet ==

−	~~Chequered~~ pattern ~~- an orthogonal pattern,~~ with ~~groupings~~ of blocks, laid ~~alternately~~ at ninety degrees ~~creating a paterrn similar to a chess or chequer board~~.	+	Double herringbone is a diagonal pattern with pairs of adjacent blocks, laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.

−	~~Brick bond - a parallel stepped pattern, similar to that of bricks.~~	+	== Chevron parquet ==

−	~~Stack bond -~~ a ~~parallel~~ pattern~~, simply laid~~ with blocks laid in ~~consecutive~~ rows ~~above one another~~.	+	Chevron is a pattern with adjacent blocks laid in diagonally in orthogonal rows.

−	~~Square basket - a normally diagonal~~ pattern with blocks laid at ninety degrees to formi squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It most commonly uses different timber species to accentuate the pattern and may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.	+	== Chequered pattern parquet ==

−	~~Double basket weave - a normally diagonal~~ pattern with blocks laid ~~in pairs~~ at ninety degrees to ~~form squares that optically look like~~ a ~~weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets~~ or ~~cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave~~.	+	Chequered pattern is an orthogonal pattern, with groupings of blocks, laid alternately at ninety degrees creating a paterrn similar to a chess or chequer board.

−	Versailles - a normally diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees to form squares that may optically look like a weave pattern or simply a flat geometric pattern, This creates prominent square gaps in between accentuated by a darker wood.	+	== Brick bond parquet ==

−	~~Chantilly -~~ a ~~normally square~~ pattern ~~with single blocks laid at ninety degrees~~ to ~~form squares to look simply as a flat geometric pattern, This creates prominent square gaps in between accentuated by a darker wood~~	+	Brick bond is a parallel stepped pattern, similar to that of bricks.

−	Mosaic - a grouping of four or five blocks laid consecutively next to one another forming a square, which is laid to the same, turned at a 90 degree angle, similar ro a chequered pattern.	+	== Stack bond parquet ==
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		+	Stack bond is a parallel pattern, simply laid with blocks laid in consecutive rows above one another.
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		+	== Square basket weave parquet ==
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		+	Square basket is normally a diagonal pattern with blocks laid at ninety degrees to formi squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It most commonly uses different timber species to accentuate the pattern and may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.
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		+	== Double basket weave parquet ==
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		+	Double basket weave is normally a diagonal pattern with blocks laid in pairs at ninety degrees to form squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.
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		+	== Versailles parquet ==
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		+	Versailles is normally a diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees to form squares that may optically look like a weave pattern or simply a flat geometric pattern, This creates prominent square gaps in between accentuated by a darker wood.
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		+	== Chantilly parquet ==
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		+	Chantilly is normally a square pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees to form squares to look simply as a flat geometric pattern, This creates prominent square gaps in between accentuated by a darker wood
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		+	== Mosaic parquet ==
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		+	Mosaic is a grouping of four or five blocks laid consecutively next to one another forming a square, which is laid to the same, turned at a 90 degree angle, similar ro a chequered pattern.

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

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	Mosaic - a grouping of four or five blocks laid consecutively next to one another forming a square, which is laid to the same, turned at a 90 degree angle, similar ro a chequered pattern.		Mosaic - a grouping of four or five blocks laid consecutively next to one another forming a square, which is laid to the same, turned at a 90 degree angle, similar ro a chequered pattern.

−	[[Category:~~Articles_needing_more_work~~]]	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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		+	* Chip carving.
		+	* Marquetry.
		+	* Physical Properties of Wood.
		+	* The Art of Pyrography.
		+	* The best woods for carving.
		+	* Timber.
		+	* Timber vs wood
		+	* Types of timber.
		+	* Veneer.
		+	* Violet Pinwill, woodcarver.
		+	* Waney edged.
		+	* Wood figure.
		+	* Workmanship.
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		+	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]]

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	Stack bond - a parallel pattern, simply laid with blocks laid in consecutive rows above one another.		Stack bond - a parallel pattern, simply laid with blocks laid in consecutive rows above one another.

−	Square basket - a normally diagonal pattern with blocks laid at ninety degrees to formi squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.	+	Square basket - a normally diagonal pattern with blocks laid at ninety degrees to formi squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It most commonly uses different timber species to accentuate the pattern and may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.

−	Double basket weave - a normally diagonal pattern with blocks laid in pairs at ninety degrees to ~~formi~~ squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.	+	Double basket weave - a normally diagonal pattern with blocks laid in pairs at ninety degrees to form squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.

−	Versailles	+	Versailles - a normally diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees to form squares that may optically look like a weave pattern or simply a flat geometric pattern, This creates prominent square gaps in between accentuated by a darker wood.

−	Chantilly	+	Chantilly - a normally square pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees to form squares to look simply as a flat geometric pattern, This creates prominent square gaps in between accentuated by a darker wood

−	Mosaic	+	Mosaic - a grouping of four or five blocks laid consecutively next to one another forming a square, which is laid to the same, turned at a 90 degree angle, similar ro a chequered pattern.

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	As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.		As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.

−	Single herringbone - a diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.	+	Single herringbone - a diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments (also called square herringbone)

	Double herringbone - a diagonal pattern with pairs of adjacent blocks, laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.		Double herringbone - a diagonal pattern with pairs of adjacent blocks, laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.

−	~~Square herringbone~~	+	Chevron - a pattern with adjacent blocks laid in diagonally in orthogonal rows.

−	~~Chevron~~	+	Chequered pattern - an orthogonal pattern, with groupings of blocks, laid alternately at ninety degrees creating a paterrn similar to a chess or chequer board.

−	~~Chequered~~ pattern	+	Brick bond - a parallel stepped pattern, similar to that of bricks.

−	~~Brick~~ bond	+	Stack bond - a parallel pattern, simply laid with blocks laid in consecutive rows above one another.

−	~~Stack bond~~	+	Square basket - a normally diagonal pattern with blocks laid at ninety degrees to formi squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.

−	~~Square~~ basket	+	Double basket weave - a normally diagonal pattern with blocks laid in pairs at ninety degrees to formi squares that optically look like a weave pattern, This creates gaps in between, which are in filled with square blocks that might be called fillets or cabochons. It may also be referred to simply as a basket weave.
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−	~~Basket~~ weave	+
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−	~~Double~~ basket weave	+

	Versailles		Versailles

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	As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.		As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.

−	Single herringbone	+	Single herringbone - a diagonal pattern with single blocks laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.

−	Double herringbone	+	Double herringbone - a diagonal pattern with pairs of adjacent blocks, laid at ninety degrees with over lapping abutments.

	Square herringbone		Square herringbone

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	Mosaic		Mosaic
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	The King was a patron of the French Renaissance, and demolished the Mediaeval fortress at Fontainebleau to build a new castle in the early 1500's, influenced most probably by his daughter in law, who grew up in Florence and Rome under the care of the Medici popes. Italian artists of the time Rosso, Primaticcio, Serlio and Dell'Abate worked with French artisans on the castle, which featured parquet.		The King was a patron of the French Renaissance, and demolished the Mediaeval fortress at Fontainebleau to build a new castle in the early 1500's, influenced most probably by his daughter in law, who grew up in Florence and Rome under the care of the Medici popes. Italian artists of the time Rosso, Primaticcio, Serlio and Dell'Abate worked with French artisans on the castle, which featured parquet.

−	It wasn't until later with the construction of Versailles that the use of parquet became more popular and spread throughout Europe. Parquet became a key feature of buildings during the Victorian era and was a common design element of art nouveau style homes by designers such as as Mackintosh, Voysey and Lutyens. There are a variety of different styles of parquet, many of which relate back to certain periods and to particular projects in its long history.	+	It wasn't until later with the construction of Versailles (with its specifically named pattern) that the use of parquet became more popular and spread throughout Europe. Parquet became a key feature of buildings during the Victorian era and was a common design element of art nouveau style homes by designers such as as Mackintosh, Voysey and Lutyens. There are a variety of different styles of parquet, many of which relate back to certain periods and to particular projects in its long history.

	= Types of parquet floor =		= Types of parquet floor =

−	There are many different woods used in parquet, usually made up of solid blocks~~; Beech~~, ~~Maple~~, ~~Pine~~ (pitch and Columbian) ~~Oak~~, ~~Walnut a swell~~ as harder tropical woods used in traditional parquet such as ~~Teak~~, ~~Mahogony~~, ~~Sapele~~ and so on.	+	There are many different woods used in parquet, usually made up of solid blocks, but modern parquet can also be engineered timber as well as faux parquet laminate. The timbers most commonly associated with parquet are hard wearing timbers such as beech, maple, pine (pitch and Columbian), oak, walnut aswell as harder tropical woods used in more traditional parquet floors that may be less common today such as teak, mahogony, sapele and so on.

	As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.		As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.
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		+	Single herringbone
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		+	Double herringbone
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		+	Square herringbone
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		+	Chevron
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		+	Chequered pattern
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		+	Brick bond
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		+	Stack bond
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		+	Square basket
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		+	Basket weave
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		+	Double basket weave
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		+	Versailles
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		+	Chantilly
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		+	Mosaic

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		+	= What does parquet mean ? =
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	Parquet is a term often used in British English to describe a type of flooring, but it can also refer to delicate timber patterns created on furniture. The term is borrowed from the French word meaning a small compartment, because the the finish is made up of smaller timber pieces or inlays. The craft of arranging timber inlays to create a patterned surface is known as parquetry, the same approach creating illustrations, specifically in furniture is known as marquetry.		Parquet is a term often used in British English to describe a type of flooring, but it can also refer to delicate timber patterns created on furniture. The term is borrowed from the French word meaning a small compartment, because the the finish is made up of smaller timber pieces or inlays. The craft of arranging timber inlays to create a patterned surface is known as parquetry, the same approach creating illustrations, specifically in furniture is known as marquetry.

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	The King was a patron of the French Renaissance, and demolished the Mediaeval fortress at Fontainebleau to build a new castle in the early 1500's, influenced most probably by his daughter in law, who grew up in Florence and Rome under the care of the Medici popes. Italian artists of the time Rosso, Primaticcio, Serlio and Dell'Abate worked with French artisans on the castle, which featured parquet.		The King was a patron of the French Renaissance, and demolished the Mediaeval fortress at Fontainebleau to build a new castle in the early 1500's, influenced most probably by his daughter in law, who grew up in Florence and Rome under the care of the Medici popes. Italian artists of the time Rosso, Primaticcio, Serlio and Dell'Abate worked with French artisans on the castle, which featured parquet.

−	It wasn't until later with the construction of ~~Versaiiles~~ that the use of parquet became more popular and spread throughout Europe. Parquet became a key feature of buildings during the Victorian era and was a common design element of art nouveau style homes by designers such as as Mackintosh, Voysey and Lutyens. There are a variety of different styles of parquet, many of which relate back to certain periods and to particular projects in its long history.	+	It wasn't until later with the construction of Versailles that the use of parquet became more popular and spread throughout Europe. Parquet became a key feature of buildings during the Victorian era and was a common design element of art nouveau style homes by designers such as as Mackintosh, Voysey and Lutyens. There are a variety of different styles of parquet, many of which relate back to certain periods and to particular projects in its long history.
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		+	= Types of parquet floor =
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		+	There are many different woods used in parquet, usually made up of solid blocks; Beech, Maple, Pine (pitch and Columbian) Oak, Walnut a swell as harder tropical woods used in traditional parquet such as Teak, Mahogony, Sapele and so on.

−	~~Types of~~ parquet ~~floor~~	+	As well as differentiating parquet by the wood types used it is most often categorised by the type of geometric pattern in which the blocks are laid, a few examples are given here but there are many.

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	= A brief history of parquet =		= A brief history of parquet =

−	The first use of parquet in England is likely to have been by Inigo Jones, who was surveyor of the King’s Works from 1615, and was involved in the ~~designs for~~ extensive renovations of Somerset House for the Queen from the mid 1600's. ~~Most notable as~~ the first architect to introduce classical architecture styles of Italian Renaissance to Britain and is likely to have taken inspiration from the work of the French and Italian craftsmen known as the first School of Fontainebleau, under the employment of King Francois.	+	The first use of parquet in England is likely to have been by Inigo Jones, who was surveyor of the King’s Works from 1615, and was involved in the extensive renovations of Somerset House for the Queen from the mid 1600's. He famously was the first architect to introduce the classical architecture styles of Italian Renaissance to Britain and is likely to have taken inspiration from the work of the French and Italian craftsmen known as the first School of Fontainebleau, under the employment of King Francois.

−	The King was a patron of the French Renaissance, and demolished the Mediaeval fortress at Fontainebleau to build a new castle in the early 1500's, influenced most probably by his daughter in law, who grew up in Florence and Rome under the ~~wing~~ of the Medici popes. Italian artists of the time (Rosso, Primaticcio, Serlio, Dell'Abate) worked with French artisans on the castle, which featured parquet. It wasn't until later with the construction of Versaiiles that the use of parquet became more popular and spread throughout Europe. Parquet became ~~very popular~~ during the Victorian era and was a common design element ~~in homes created in the~~ art nouveau style by ~~such~~ designers as ~~Charles Rennie~~ Mackintosh, ~~Charles Annesley~~ Voysey and ~~Edwin L~~ Lutyens. There are a variety of different styles of parquet, many of which relate back to certain periods and to particular projects in its long history.	+	The King was a patron of the French Renaissance, and demolished the Mediaeval fortress at Fontainebleau to build a new castle in the early 1500's, influenced most probably by his daughter in law, who grew up in Florence and Rome under the care of the Medici popes. Italian artists of the time Rosso, Primaticcio, Serlio and Dell'Abate worked with French artisans on the castle, which featured parquet.
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		+	It wasn't until later with the construction of Versaiiles that the use of parquet became more popular and spread throughout Europe. Parquet became a key feature of buildings during the Victorian era and was a common design element of art nouveau style homes by designers such as as Mackintosh, Voysey and Lutyens. There are a variety of different styles of parquet, many of which relate back to certain periods and to particular projects in its long history.

	Types of parquet floor		Types of parquet floor