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B GABLES : SHAPES E GABLES : STICKWORK MOTIFS STICKWORK IS
ORNAMENTAL WORK DERIVED. Gable ends rely on geometry to express
design . Most gable types have a strong outline that may be reinforced by
bargeboards , as in ...
B GABLES : SHAPES E GABLES : STICKWORK MOTIFS STICKWORK IS
ORNAMENTAL WORK DERIVED. Gable ends rely on geometry to express
design . Most gable types have a strong outline that may be reinforced by
bargeboards , as in ...
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E GABLES : STICKWORK MOTIFS STICKWORK IS ORNAMENTAL WORK
DERIVED FROM the precise placement of individual pieces or groups of pieces
of millwork . Stickwork has been made in various widths and lengths with planed
and ...
E GABLES : STICKWORK MOTIFS STICKWORK IS ORNAMENTAL WORK
DERIVED FROM the precise placement of individual pieces or groups of pieces
of millwork . Stickwork has been made in various widths and lengths with planed
and ...
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STICK WORK COMPOSED OF VERTICAL STICKS Stickwork occurs on the plain
gable within either a closed formone with a cornice serving as a base for the
triangle - or an open face . In either case the triangle may be subdivided or
covered ...
STICK WORK COMPOSED OF VERTICAL STICKS Stickwork occurs on the plain
gable within either a closed formone with a cornice serving as a base for the
triangle - or an open face . In either case the triangle may be subdivided or
covered ...
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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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