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BUILDING TYPES : PUBLIC STRUCTURE : WOOD FRAMING IN VERNACULAR
CONSTRUCTION IS DIrectly tied. Church design centers on the placement of the
entrance , the shape of the congregational space , and the location of vertical ...
BUILDING TYPES : PUBLIC STRUCTURE : WOOD FRAMING IN VERNACULAR
CONSTRUCTION IS DIrectly tied. Church design centers on the placement of the
entrance , the shape of the congregational space , and the location of vertical ...
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STRUCTURE : WOOD MASONRY CONSTRUCTION REFERS TO THE BUILDing
of load - bearing. ROOF CONTINUOus WALL STUDS Wood - frame construction
has played a role in overall design , especially light framing , which permitted ...
STRUCTURE : WOOD MASONRY CONSTRUCTION REFERS TO THE BUILDing
of load - bearing. ROOF CONTINUOus WALL STUDS Wood - frame construction
has played a role in overall design , especially light framing , which permitted ...
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As cladding , a shingle is a wedge - shaped piece of wood or a relatively flat
piece of asbestos cement , molded to look like wood or an asphaltic material ,
used in overlapping courses to cover an outside wall surface . Wood shingles
were at ...
As cladding , a shingle is a wedge - shaped piece of wood or a relatively flat
piece of asbestos cement , molded to look like wood or an asphaltic material ,
used in overlapping courses to cover an outside wall surface . Wood shingles
were at ...
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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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