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In brickwork , a stretcher is a brick placed lengthwise in a course . A header is
laid across a wall to bond parts of the wall together , with its end toward the face
of the wall . Soldier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses
...
In brickwork , a stretcher is a brick placed lengthwise in a course . A header is
laid across a wall to bond parts of the wall together , with its end toward the face
of the wall . Soldier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses
...
Page 24
It is a strong wall form in which one course is composed entirely of headers and
the next course entirely of stretchers , the header and stretcher courses
alternating throughout the wall . In English garden wall bond the courses are put
up like ...
It is a strong wall form in which one course is composed entirely of headers and
the next course entirely of stretchers , the header and stretcher courses
alternating throughout the wall . In English garden wall bond the courses are put
up like ...
Page 166
For example , corner piers or façade bays may be crossed by cornices , friezes ,
or special courses . Spaces on the grid are filled with windows , panels ,
ornament , entrances , and the like . Some of these spaces may be filled with
identifying ...
For example , corner piers or façade bays may be crossed by cornices , friezes ,
or special courses . Spaces on the grid are filled with windows , panels ,
ornament , entrances , and the like . Some of these spaces may be filled with
identifying ...
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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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