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CLADDING MATERIALS : STONE STONE MAY BE LAID UP IN COURSES AND
PATterned in ways similar to the brick bonds , but because of the variety of cuts or
natural shapes stone can take , it has unique patterns of its own . An ashlar wall ...
CLADDING MATERIALS : STONE STONE MAY BE LAID UP IN COURSES AND
PATterned in ways similar to the brick bonds , but because of the variety of cuts or
natural shapes stone can take , it has unique patterns of its own . An ashlar wall ...
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Bricks and stone blocks may be thought of as modules that systematically
organize walls . Design in stone is generally related to design in brick in that
coursing , color , and mortar are integral elements in any scheme . Texture , both
visual and ...
Bricks and stone blocks may be thought of as modules that systematically
organize walls . Design in stone is generally related to design in brick in that
coursing , color , and mortar are integral elements in any scheme . Texture , both
visual and ...
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CLADDING MATERIALS : STONE RIVER ROCK IS PRECISELY WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKEstone found in and along streams and rivers that has taken on
rounded and organic shapes because of erosion . In glaciated areas glacial till
has the ...
CLADDING MATERIALS : STONE RIVER ROCK IS PRECISELY WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKEstone found in and along streams and rivers that has taken on
rounded and organic shapes because of erosion . In glaciated areas glacial till
has 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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