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Page 19
... and the arrangement of the shingles in rows . SQUARE BUTT T ' FISH - SCALE
STAGGERED OCTAGON DIAMOND SQUARE PATTERN WITH WAVE DESIGN
but LOVE CLAPBOARD H Design with clapboard is centered on the overall 19.
... and the arrangement of the shingles in rows . SQUARE BUTT T ' FISH - SCALE
STAGGERED OCTAGON DIAMOND SQUARE PATTERN WITH WAVE DESIGN
but LOVE CLAPBOARD H Design with clapboard is centered on the overall 19.
Page 31
Their design strengths derive from their overall continuity , the shape of their units
, and the use of color . Terra cotta uses color as punctuation , to form edges or to
cap a wall or a section of a wall . Tile relies on patterning , on geometric more ...
Their design strengths derive from their overall continuity , the shape of their units
, and the use of color . Terra cotta uses color as punctuation , to form edges or to
cap a wall or a section of a wall . Tile relies on patterning , on geometric more ...
Page 53
All this adds picturesque effects — the simulation of a rural English thatch roof - to
the overall design . A polychromed roof lightens the impact of the shape and
weight of the roof . The addition of color and pattern reduces the role of the roof
as ...
All this adds picturesque effects — the simulation of a rural English thatch roof - to
the overall design . A polychromed roof lightens the impact of the shape and
weight of the roof . The addition of color and pattern reduces the role of the roof
as ...
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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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