American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... placed lengthwise in a course . A header is laid across a wall to bond parts of the wall together , with its end toward the face of the wall . Sold- ier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses are laid lengthwise ...
... placed lengthwise in a course . A header is laid across a wall to bond parts of the wall together , with its end toward the face of the wall . Sold- ier bricks stand on end with an edge to the front . Shiner courses are laid lengthwise ...
Page 26
... placed . So - called random ashlar is not as random as the name implies . Stones are squared and assembled in a pattern that is repeated again and again , but the pattern is not always immediately discernible . CLADDINE MATERIALS ...
... placed . So - called random ashlar is not as random as the name implies . Stones are squared and assembled in a pattern that is repeated again and again , but the pattern is not always immediately discernible . CLADDINE MATERIALS ...
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... placed in a tower ; to emphasize a portion of a wall , as with a Palladian ; or to provide special light for an interior space with special glass or a grand design . Windows with leaded , bev- eled , or art glass were usually placed so ...
... placed in a tower ; to emphasize a portion of a wall , as with a Palladian ; or to provide special light for an interior space with special glass or a grand design . Windows with leaded , bev- eled , or art glass were usually placed so ...
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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