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Page 80
WINDOWS : TYPES OF OPERATION HISTORICALLY , THE FRAME THAT
HOLDS THE WINdow glass in position has been called the sash . Such windows
have been movable or fixed ; they may slide up or down , pivot from one side only
as ...
WINDOWS : TYPES OF OPERATION HISTORICALLY , THE FRAME THAT
HOLDS THE WINdow glass in position has been called the sash . Such windows
have been movable or fixed ; they may slide up or down , pivot from one side only
as ...
Page 81
HINTEL HEAD TOP RAIL LICHT UPTER SASH MUNTIN MEETING RAIL .
Window construction and design involve the systematic organization of window
parts . In the typical sash window , the horizontal elements - rails , lintel , and
sillhave to ...
HINTEL HEAD TOP RAIL LICHT UPTER SASH MUNTIN MEETING RAIL .
Window construction and design involve the systematic organization of window
parts . In the typical sash window , the horizontal elements - rails , lintel , and
sillhave to ...
Page 98
WINDOWS : COTTAGE SASH WINDOWS WERE IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND
from Holland in the late seventeenth century ; soon after , they made their way to
America . This window rose to preeminence when window production - with rails
...
WINDOWS : COTTAGE SASH WINDOWS WERE IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND
from Holland in the late seventeenth century ; soon after , they made their way to
America . This window rose to preeminence when window production - with rails
...
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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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