American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... visual metaphors in which social values and aesthetics are linked.6 Gowans argues that the vernacular provides continuity with our history and beliefs . In making meaningful visual meta- phors , the vernacular tradition has been ...
... visual metaphors in which social values and aesthetics are linked.6 Gowans argues that the vernacular provides continuity with our history and beliefs . In making meaningful visual meta- phors , the vernacular tradition has been ...
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... visual im- pact of the gable . Any kind of decking , with or without an enclosing balustrade , visually lightens the roof . Balus- trades reinforce the effect of light- ness in that they are usually slot- ted , so that the individual ...
... visual im- pact of the gable . Any kind of decking , with or without an enclosing balustrade , visually lightens the roof . Balus- trades reinforce the effect of light- ness in that they are usually slot- ted , so that the individual ...
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... visual impact to serve as the vertical terminus of a wall and therefore the last horizontal ele- ment in the grid . They also inte- grate into other kinds of cornice designs and are often the only or- nament present on a commercial or ...
... visual impact to serve as the vertical terminus of a wall and therefore the last horizontal ele- ment in the grid . They also inte- grate into other kinds of cornice designs and are often the only or- nament present on a commercial or ...
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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