American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... ornaments found at the top of a gable , a pinnacle , a spire , or a newel . Finials usually have several component ... ornament for masonry buildings . In de- sign a battlement consists of alternate solid and open sec- tions . In many ...
... ornaments found at the top of a gable , a pinnacle , a spire , or a newel . Finials usually have several component ... ornament for masonry buildings . In de- sign a battlement consists of alternate solid and open sec- tions . In many ...
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... ornament - a molding - has continuous wavelike forms used in a frieze or a band . The rinceau pattern is set in low relief and consists of a strip of vine , leaf , fruit , or ... ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN Ornament.
... ornament - a molding - has continuous wavelike forms used in a frieze or a band . The rinceau pattern is set in low relief and consists of a strip of vine , leaf , fruit , or ... ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN Ornament.
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN ORNAMENTAL PANEL , OFTEN ... ornaments that may carry floriated designs on center . Animal motifs and allegorical figures are infrequently used ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN ORNAMENTAL PANEL , OFTEN ... ornaments that may carry floriated designs on center . Animal motifs and allegorical figures are infrequently used ...
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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 courses decorative dentils design elements door DORMER eaves 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 metal 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 FAĆADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood