inenfold panels date from 14th century Europe and were used extensively in both cathedrals and secular architecture up through the end of the 1600s. In their day, they were called , Latin for undulating wood; historians applied the name linenfold in the 19th century. The 4' x 8' paneling of their day, they evoked the feeling of hanging draperies and tapestries used extensively by the wealthy, at a much lower price, and with little maintenance needed. Many frame-and-panel walls were made to use them — often located on the lower half of a wall in a style we still call wainscoting or, for the enthusiastic, floor to ceiling. If travels ever take you to Akron, Ohio, be sure to visit Stan Hywet Hall, the mansion built between 1912 and 1915 by F.A. Seiberling, the founder of Goodyear (). An architectural tour de force,
