The most complex way to incorporate lacework into the deck armor was through the combed technique. The procedure was based on composing geometric designs with the construction elements of the roof, so structure and decoration became one.

Its use expanded the ornamental volume of the works, but also imposed certain limitations on the overflowing creativity of the carpenters, who were forced to adjust the geometric lines to the order and distribution of the wood, as seen in the porch of the parish church. of Riego de la Vega.

To adapt to the square shape of the almizate and build a design with a certain regularity, its creators chose to generate four quarter-wheel loops with eight points at the ends, which meet in a central star.

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