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A rough but plain thrown surface has often been called roughcast , while a
surface with embedded pebbles has been called pebble dash . In commercial
vernacular buildings , terra cotta panels could accent a plain masonry building or
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A rough but plain thrown surface has often been called roughcast , while a
surface with embedded pebbles has been called pebble dash . In commercial
vernacular buildings , terra cotta panels could accent a plain masonry building or
...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. WINDOWS : LINTELS
AND SILLS WINDOWS : COTTAGE SASH WINDOWS WERE IMPORTED INTO
ENGLAND from. LINTELS N PLAIN LINTEL SHAPED LINTEL Lintels and sills
accent ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. WINDOWS : LINTELS
AND SILLS WINDOWS : COTTAGE SASH WINDOWS WERE IMPORTED INTO
ENGLAND from. LINTELS N PLAIN LINTEL SHAPED LINTEL Lintels and sills
accent ...
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It is characterized by a thick , ta pering shaft that has no base and a plain capital .
Columns in the Doric order have fluted edges . In the Roman version of the order
, the Tuscan , the flutes have been removed , the shaft has a base , and the ...
It is characterized by a thick , ta pering shaft that has no base and a plain capital .
Columns in the Doric order have fluted edges . In the Roman version of the order
, the Tuscan , the flutes have been removed , the shaft has a base , and the ...
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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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