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5 CLADDING MATERIALS : MISCELLANEOUS MASONRY CLADDING
MATERIALS : CONCRETE CONCRETE HAS BEEN A POPULAR VERNACULAR
. Stucco ( OVER HASONET ) Both stucco and cement walls tend to appear
monolithic .
5 CLADDING MATERIALS : MISCELLANEOUS MASONRY CLADDING
MATERIALS : CONCRETE CONCRETE HAS BEEN A POPULAR VERNACULAR
. Stucco ( OVER HASONET ) Both stucco and cement walls tend to appear
monolithic .
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Paired columns rarely appear as engaged elements . Their primary use in design
is as freestanding supports for porch roofs . The colonnette is more adaptable : it
can be made small enough to ornament a window or large enough to support a ...
Paired columns rarely appear as engaged elements . Their primary use in design
is as freestanding supports for porch roofs . The colonnette is more adaptable : it
can be made small enough to ornament a window or large enough to support a ...
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Belt courses have a slight projection from the wallperhaps the width of a brick -
and often mark a major division in the wall plane . Belts are usually carried
around an entire building , while string courses , which may project farther and
appear ...
Belt courses have a slight projection from the wallperhaps the width of a brick -
and often mark a major division in the wall plane . Belts are usually carried
around an entire building , while string courses , which may project farther and
appear ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442230672, 9780442230678 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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