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ROOFS : ORNAMENT VENTILATORS COME IN VARIOUS SHAPES , ALL OF
them architectural compositionally , but their functions remain the same : through
convection or mechanical means , they ventilate hot air or other used air through
...
ROOFS : ORNAMENT VENTILATORS COME IN VARIOUS SHAPES , ALL OF
them architectural compositionally , but their functions remain the same : through
convection or mechanical means , they ventilate hot air or other used air through
...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS
HERRINGBONE IS A PATTERN IN WHICH BRICK , IN alternate courses , is laid
obliquely in opposite directions , forming a design similar to the spine of a herring
.
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS
HERRINGBONE IS A PATTERN IN WHICH BRICK , IN alternate courses , is laid
obliquely in opposite directions , forming a design similar to the spine of a herring
.
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... Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS
A CARTOUCHE IS AN ORNAMENTAL PANEL , ... Guilloche and running
ornament , and sometimes rope , are usually arranged in bands . Relief forms -
some of ...
... Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS
A CARTOUCHE IS AN ORNAMENTAL PANEL , ... Guilloche and running
ornament , and sometimes rope , are usually arranged in bands . Relief forms -
some 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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