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Depending upon siting , side elevations may also carry elements from the
façades . Overall , symmetrical schemes predominate . The arrangements may
use a central hall entrance as the center axis , or a side entrance may be
balanced by a ...
Depending upon siting , side elevations may also carry elements from the
façades . Overall , symmetrical schemes predominate . The arrangements may
use a central hall entrance as the center axis , or a side entrance may be
balanced by a ...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. MASONRY
CONSTRUCTION REFERS TO THE BUILDing of load - bearing walls of brick ,
stone , hollow tile , cast block , or concrete . Such bearing walls carry their own
weight as well as ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. MASONRY
CONSTRUCTION REFERS TO THE BUILDing of load - bearing walls of brick ,
stone , hollow tile , cast block , or concrete . Such bearing walls carry their own
weight as well as ...
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When columns are used for support in vernacular design , they most often carry
the roof of a porch , a veranda , a portico , or other entrance element . Piers are
usually rectangular in section and either hollow or solid ; many support walls or ...
When columns are used for support in vernacular design , they most often carry
the roof of a porch , a veranda , a portico , or other entrance element . Piers are
usually rectangular in section and either hollow or solid ; many support walls or ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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