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Industry gave us a building system that was the basis not only for vernacular
design but for high style as well : the production of partial or whole millwork
elements , of structural members and systems , and of cladding and other finish
materials ...
Industry gave us a building system that was the basis not only for vernacular
design but for high style as well : the production of partial or whole millwork
elements , of structural members and systems , and of cladding and other finish
materials ...
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Stylistic influences that nourished the design dialogue were the Charles Eastlake
style of ornamentation , the house forms of the Arts and Craft style , and the so -
called Queen Anne style derived from the English medieval tradition through the
...
Stylistic influences that nourished the design dialogue were the Charles Eastlake
style of ornamentation , the house forms of the Arts and Craft style , and the so -
called Queen Anne style derived from the English medieval tradition through the
...
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As in most American design , the design dialogue among these styles and
organizing principles was more eclectic than pure . Thus , one finds Queen Anne
motifs , on other cottage types . Similarly , the shingle style that gave us an
original ...
As in most American design , the design dialogue among these styles and
organizing principles was more eclectic than pure . Thus , one finds Queen Anne
motifs , on other cottage types . Similarly , the shingle style that gave us an
original ...
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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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