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O WINDOWS : FENESTRATION IN BUILDING DESIGN , FENESTRATION
REFERS TO the arrangement of windows and other openings , especially the
patterns that such an arrangement defines . Generally fenestration has come to
refer to ...
O WINDOWS : FENESTRATION IN BUILDING DESIGN , FENESTRATION
REFERS TO the arrangement of windows and other openings , especially the
patterns that such an arrangement defines . Generally fenestration has come to
refer to ...
Page 85
8 WINDOWS : FENESTRATION SINGLE A CLEARSTORY ( OR CLERESTORY )
IS A SPECIAL group. 0 0 0 - The kind of asymmetrical placement illustrated has
been especially associated with the design of the cottage , where asymmetry is ...
8 WINDOWS : FENESTRATION SINGLE A CLEARSTORY ( OR CLERESTORY )
IS A SPECIAL group. 0 0 0 - The kind of asymmetrical placement illustrated has
been especially associated with the design of the cottage , where asymmetry is ...
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The vernacular Italianate is an ornamented style : it uses brackets or modillions
and quoins to articulate the edges of forms ; moldings , pronounced lintels , and
sills to add texture and articulate the fenestration ; and brackets , pendants , and ...
The vernacular Italianate is an ornamented style : it uses brackets or modillions
and quoins to articulate the edges of forms ; moldings , pronounced lintels , and
sills to add texture and articulate the fenestration ; and brackets , pendants , and ...
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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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