American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 116
... base and a plain capital . Col- umns in the Doric order have fluted edges . In the Roman version of the order , the Tuscan , the flutes have been re- moved , the shaft has a base , and the ornamental details ( moldings ) have been ...
... base and a plain capital . Col- umns in the Doric order have fluted edges . In the Roman version of the order , the Tuscan , the flutes have been re- moved , the shaft has a base , and the ornamental details ( moldings ) have been ...
Page 118
... base or a pedestal . The bases are integrated into the overall design and usually reflect the style of the building . Pedestals are usually rectangular in section ; many are bat- tered so that the top is smaller than the bottom ...
... base or a pedestal . The bases are integrated into the overall design and usually reflect the style of the building . Pedestals are usually rectangular in section ; many are bat- tered so that the top is smaller than the bottom ...
Page 119
... BASE STONE PEDESTAL · PLINTH PLINTH DORK TAPERED PIER COLUMN WITH PANEL PLINTH BATTERED BRICK PEDESTAL COLUMNS Columns or piers on pedestals most often support porch roofs . As part of an entrance system , the base or pedestal may stand ...
... BASE STONE PEDESTAL · PLINTH PLINTH DORK TAPERED PIER COLUMN WITH PANEL PLINTH BATTERED BRICK PEDESTAL COLUMNS Columns or piers on pedestals most often support porch roofs . As part of an entrance system , the base or pedestal may stand ...
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accent arcades arches ASHLAR bay window block boards brackets brick BUILDING TYPES built bungalow CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES CLADDING MATERIALS CLAPBOARD CLIPPED GABLE colonial color columns commercial buildings CORBELING corner CORNERBOARDS cornice COTTAGE WINDOW decorative DENTILS design elements door DORMER eaves END-WALL CHIMNEY entablature entrance FACADE FLARED FLAT floor frame FRIEZE front gable roof GABLED COTTAGE GAMBREL HEADER HIP ROOF HIPPED COTTAGE historic horizontal house types included interior light lintels mansard masonry ments millwork moldings motifs muntins organization ornament overall PAIRED PALLADIAN WINDOW PARAPET pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch porch roof PORTE-COCHERE portico prairie projecting rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles side elevations sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone stretchers structure stucco style SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION tent roof terra cotta texture tion tower TRANSOM treatments TYPICAL FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood