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The first is an inventory D of components organized logically , following a
procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type ,
structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements , windows , porch and entrance
systems ...
The first is an inventory D of components organized logically , following a
procedure that can be used to analyze any vernacular building - building type ,
structure , cladding , roof form and roof elements , windows , porch and entrance
systems ...
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Chronology is not precise , because many of the building types overlap and on
occasion influence one another . The mansard and gambrel cottages are more
clearly defined , because they had fewer variant developments over time . In
each ...
Chronology is not precise , because many of the building types overlap and on
occasion influence one another . The mansard and gambrel cottages are more
clearly defined , because they had fewer variant developments over time . In
each ...
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Thus , one finds Queen Anne motifs , on other cottage types . ... Categorically ,
the central plan / vertical expression type included buildings constructed in the
stick style , the Eastlake style , and the Queen Anne ( and its derivative , the
Princess ...
Thus , one finds Queen Anne motifs , on other cottage types . ... Categorically ,
the central plan / vertical expression type included buildings constructed in the
stick style , the Eastlake style , and the Queen Anne ( and its derivative , the
Princess ...
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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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