American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 55
... effect on a few clean lines and a recognizable shape , sometimes charming or de- liberately humorous . Their place- ment is often tied less to design than to convenience and visual ac- cess from the ground level . Finials usually have ...
... effect on a few clean lines and a recognizable shape , sometimes charming or de- liberately humorous . Their place- ment is often tied less to design than to convenience and visual ac- cess from the ground level . Finials usually have ...
Page 85
... effects . A related device could be used in a bungalow , where the center line ( from the apex of the gable to the ... effect design on the vertical whereby stacking creates bays or columns of light . The tension between the two forces ...
... effects . A related device could be used in a bungalow , where the center line ( from the apex of the gable to the ... effect design on the vertical whereby stacking creates bays or columns of light . The tension between the two forces ...
Page 168
... effect caused by the squeezing of mortar out of the joints . In either case the wall takes on a rustic appearance ... effects . UNEVEN MORTAR WALLS : ORNAMENTATION WALLS : ORNAMENTATION STICKWORK IS 168.
... effect caused by the squeezing of mortar out of the joints . In either case the wall takes on a rustic appearance ... effects . UNEVEN MORTAR WALLS : ORNAMENTATION WALLS : ORNAMENTATION STICKWORK IS 168.
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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