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L erties of the products and the design schemes that result from the fusion of
elements . This aspect of the vernacular is seen as a ground for the figures
known as “ experience and meaning . ” Industrial vernacular design was effected
by the ...
L erties of the products and the design schemes that result from the fusion of
elements . This aspect of the vernacular is seen as a ground for the figures
known as “ experience and meaning . ” Industrial vernacular design was effected
by the ...
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Through the glossary , through the discussions of the implications for design of
manufactured elements , and through the classification of design types , we hope
to make a contribution to the developing literature on American architecture and ...
Through the glossary , through the discussions of the implications for design of
manufactured elements , and through the classification of design types , we hope
to make a contribution to the developing literature on American architecture and ...
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FPT X55.50 3 9000 005 512 087 Vernacular architecture — that is , traditional
architecture passed on to successive generations of builders and designers
through the use of particular building elements and styles — forms the backbone
of ...
FPT X55.50 3 9000 005 512 087 Vernacular architecture — that is , traditional
architecture passed on to successive generations of builders and designers
through the use of particular building elements and styles — forms the backbone
of ...
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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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