American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... materials - such were the vernacular links among American social groups and cultures . HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The period 1870-1940 saw great development in manufactured building materials . Whereas some important machinery de- signed to ...
... materials - such were the vernacular links among American social groups and cultures . HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The period 1870-1940 saw great development in manufactured building materials . Whereas some important machinery de- signed to ...
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... materials are rarely finished flat , so that the rough texture helps to bind the wall visually and mask the irregularities that occur in trow- eling or spraying the material . Both materials rely on color , which is embedded in the ...
... materials are rarely finished flat , so that the rough texture helps to bind the wall visually and mask the irregularities that occur in trow- eling or spraying the material . Both materials rely on color , which is embedded in the ...
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... materials play several roles in design . They add color and texture , and they help determine whether the roof itself plays a mi- nor or major role in a design . The texture of roofing materials acts as visual point or counterpoint to ...
... materials play several roles in design . They add color and texture , and they help determine whether the roof itself plays a mi- nor or major role in a design . The texture of roofing materials acts as visual point or counterpoint to ...
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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