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Surfaces were integrated and profiles were finely wrought . Consumer preference
and other factors , such as changes in materials or the development of better
machinery , eliminated many unsatisfactory designs . Ultimately , the whole
system ...
Surfaces were integrated and profiles were finely wrought . Consumer preference
and other factors , such as changes in materials or the development of better
machinery , eliminated many unsatisfactory designs . Ultimately , the whole
system ...
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In vernacular buildings the clearstory was usually a row of windows that , though
practical , was well integrated into design through regular and orderly placement
and proportional integration of the windows . ASYMMETRICAL WITH TRIPLE ...
In vernacular buildings the clearstory was usually a row of windows that , though
practical , was well integrated into design through regular and orderly placement
and proportional integration of the windows . ASYMMETRICAL WITH TRIPLE ...
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As porches they tend to engage the house rather than the grounds : they are so
well integrated that they seem to serve the inhabitants ... Success in integrating
an endwall porch depends on the style of the building and the scale of the porch .
As porches they tend to engage the house rather than the grounds : they are so
well integrated that they seem to serve the inhabitants ... Success in integrating
an endwall porch depends on the style of the building and the scale of the porch .
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Bibliographic information
| 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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