American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... piece - by - piece basis . The change in the method of making windows typifies develop- ments throughout the millwork industry : in the course of time , all elements were broken down into groups or single pieces and were assembled and ...
... piece - by - piece basis . The change in the method of making windows typifies develop- ments throughout the millwork industry : in the course of time , all elements were broken down into groups or single pieces and were assembled and ...
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... pieces that have been used to or- nament the gable . Most pieces of finish are of three classes : those that trim the edges of the roof , those that span the ga- ble , and those that are attached to the gable wall . A pent roof is part ...
... pieces that have been used to or- nament the gable . Most pieces of finish are of three classes : those that trim the edges of the roof , those that span the ga- ble , and those that are attached to the gable wall . A pent roof is part ...
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... pieces of art glass were utilized on the borders of cottage windows , and smaller pieces were assembled to create naturalistic or geometric de- signs in fixed windows or as the head portion of a large window . Leaded glass is an ...
... pieces of art glass were utilized on the borders of cottage windows , and smaller pieces were assembled to create naturalistic or geometric de- signs in fixed windows or as the head portion of a large window . Leaded glass is an ...
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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