American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... eave to the ridge board . Purlins are horizontal pieces of timber laid between the common and the principal rafters ... eaves , arches , or cornices . In a gable roof , a raking cornice slopes from the apex of the gable to the eave . It ...
... eave to the ridge board . Purlins are horizontal pieces of timber laid between the common and the principal rafters ... eaves , arches , or cornices . In a gable roof , a raking cornice slopes from the apex of the gable to the eave . It ...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ROOFS : EAVE DETAILS IN MOST VERNACULAR DESIGN , BRACKETS ARE composed of stickwork . They do not support other elements , but are used as decorative details for eaves and end ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ROOFS : EAVE DETAILS IN MOST VERNACULAR DESIGN , BRACKETS ARE composed of stickwork . They do not support other elements , but are used as decorative details for eaves and end ...
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... EAVES BRACKETS LINTEL BILL TURNED POST TALL NARROW WINDOW 回回回 HT TYPICAL FAÇADE ITALIANATE HIPPED COTTAGE CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , 3 - BAY ORGANIZATION CLADDING : BRICK ROOF : HIP WITH FLAT OR LOW PITCHED HIP ROOF SOMETIMES A ...
... EAVES BRACKETS LINTEL BILL TURNED POST TALL NARROW WINDOW 回回回 HT TYPICAL FAÇADE ITALIANATE HIPPED COTTAGE CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES , 3 - BAY ORGANIZATION CLADDING : BRICK ROOF : HIP WITH FLAT OR LOW PITCHED HIP ROOF SOMETIMES A ...
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Cladding Materials | 15 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
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accent arcades arches ASHLAR bay window block boards brackets brick BUILDING TYPES built bungalow CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES CLADDING MATERIALS CLAPBOARD CLIPPED GABLE colonial color columns commercial buildings CORBELING corner CORNERBOARDS cornice COTTAGE WINDOW decorative DENTILS design elements door DORMER eaves END-WALL CHIMNEY entablature entrance FACADE FLARED FLAT floor frame FRIEZE front gable roof GABLED COTTAGE GAMBREL HEADER HIP ROOF HIPPED COTTAGE historic horizontal house types included interior light lintels mansard masonry ments millwork moldings motifs muntins organization ornament overall PAIRED PALLADIAN WINDOW PANEL AND GLASS PARAPET pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch porch roof porte-cochere portico prairie projecting rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone structure stucco style SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION tent roof terra cotta texture tion tower TRANSOM treatments TYPICAL FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood