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WINDOWS : SHAPES 96 WINDOWS : LINTELS AND SILLS Les THE MOST
EXTENSIVE. This page displays a general assortment of the specialty windows
most often found in the gable ends of houses . They may be integrated into a
stickwork ...
WINDOWS : SHAPES 96 WINDOWS : LINTELS AND SILLS Les THE MOST
EXTENSIVE. This page displays a general assortment of the specialty windows
most often found in the gable ends of houses . They may be integrated into a
stickwork ...
Page 96
96 WINDOWS : LINTELS AND SILLS Les THE MOST EXTENSIVE USE OF
LINTELS IS IN MAsonry construction . Structurally , a lintel is a horizontal beam
that bridges an opening and supports the weight above it . In window treatments
a lintel ...
96 WINDOWS : LINTELS AND SILLS Les THE MOST EXTENSIVE USE OF
LINTELS IS IN MAsonry construction . Structurally , a lintel is a horizontal beam
that bridges an opening and supports the weight above it . In window treatments
a lintel ...
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LINTELS N PLAIN LINTEL SHAPED LINTEL Lintels and sills accent window
treatments and punctuate fenestration . The shape of a lintel may contrast with or
reinforce the shape of a window , whereas sills have less range in shape .
LINTELS N PLAIN LINTEL SHAPED LINTEL Lintels and sills accent window
treatments and punctuate fenestration . The shape of a lintel may contrast with or
reinforce the shape of a window , whereas sills have less range in shape .
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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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