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In trying to analyze the portico ' s relationship to the entire design , one needs to
consider the extent to which for : mal , classical vocabulary has been used , and
the proportional relationship of the portico structure to the rest of the façade .
In trying to analyze the portico ' s relationship to the entire design , one needs to
consider the extent to which for : mal , classical vocabulary has been used , and
the proportional relationship of the portico structure to the rest of the façade .
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BALUSTRADK - CPUOINS - BALCONY HHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHH Z -
STORY PORTICO VUUU PORTILO PROFITS Fюм . BUILDINO TYPICAL
FAÇADE . PORTICO - FRONT FOLIR - FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES
, LARGE 2 ...
BALUSTRADK - CPUOINS - BALCONY HHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHH Z -
STORY PORTICO VUUU PORTILO PROFITS Fюм . BUILDINO TYPICAL
FAÇADE . PORTICO - FRONT FOLIR - FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES
, LARGE 2 ...
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Although the portico derives from historic architecture , the use of orders is not
extensive ; Tuscan seems the most popular . The portico is frequently tall enough
to obscure the roof and the main body of the church , but the side aisles of the ...
Although the portico derives from historic architecture , the use of orders is not
extensive ; Tuscan seems the most popular . The portico is frequently tall enough
to obscure the roof and the main body of the church , but the side aisles of the ...
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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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