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The same logic holds true for generic designs in the second section : the types
illustrated were most evident throughout the ... We hope to promote visual
analysis of design properties and to put vernacular design within the perspective
of the ...
The same logic holds true for generic designs in the second section : the types
illustrated were most evident throughout the ... We hope to promote visual
analysis of design properties and to put vernacular design within the perspective
of the ...
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The vernacular is present - oriented , contemporary ; it declares what the current
state of civilization has to offer . Imagistically , the vernacular is direct . Vernacular
design may wax sentimental in the hands of the overindulgent , or it may be ...
The vernacular is present - oriented , contemporary ; it declares what the current
state of civilization has to offer . Imagistically , the vernacular is direct . Vernacular
design may wax sentimental in the hands of the overindulgent , or it may be ...
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This book is also written for real estate brokers who might like to describe the
designs of buildings in their sales area . ... Finally , American Vernacular Design
has been written for anyone who likes the physical properties of the built world .
This book is also written for real estate brokers who might like to describe the
designs of buildings in their sales area . ... Finally , American Vernacular Design
has been written for anyone who likes the physical properties of the built world .
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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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