American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 80
... sash has most commonly referred to those windows that slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the most popular double ...
... sash has most commonly referred to those windows that slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the most popular double ...
Page 81
... SASH LOWER SASH SILL SASH WINDOW • HEAD TOP RAIL LIGHT MUNTIN MEETING RAIL . STILE · BOTTOM RAIL Window construction and design involve the systematic organiza- tion of window parts . In the typical sash window , the horizontal elements ...
... SASH LOWER SASH SILL SASH WINDOW • HEAD TOP RAIL LIGHT MUNTIN MEETING RAIL . STILE · BOTTOM RAIL Window construction and design involve the systematic organiza- tion of window parts . In the typical sash window , the horizontal elements ...
Page 98
... sash that contained small panels of colored glass or unusual glazing in the upper sash . The term cottage window was also a trade name for prominently placed windows that were wider than other types and carried a header . Cottage ...
... sash that contained small panels of colored glass or unusual glazing in the upper sash . The term cottage window was also a trade name for prominently placed windows that were wider than other types and carried a header . Cottage ...
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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