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WALLS : ARCHES AN ARCH IS A SELF - SUPPORTING ELEMENT THAT IS
usually built of masonry . It consists of a number of units spanning an opening in
which the downward thrust of each unit is carried to the next unit , until the last
unit ...
WALLS : ARCHES AN ARCH IS A SELF - SUPPORTING ELEMENT THAT IS
usually built of masonry . It consists of a number of units spanning an opening in
which the downward thrust of each unit is carried to the next unit , until the last
unit ...
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Broad arches of stone blocks were part of the Romanesque revival vocabulary ,
while elaborate cornices with brackets or dentils were part of the general
nineteenthcentury design system . Most arcaded blocks made distinctions
between ...
Broad arches of stone blocks were part of the Romanesque revival vocabulary ,
while elaborate cornices with brackets or dentils were part of the general
nineteenthcentury design system . Most arcaded blocks made distinctions
between ...
Page 246
At its most ambitious level , the vernacular Romanesque used coursed , rock -
faced sandstone blocks with round - arch windows and a low , wide , arched
entrance . Emphasis was on surface texture and the rhythm of the arches or
arcades .
At its most ambitious level , the vernacular Romanesque used coursed , rock -
faced sandstone blocks with round - arch windows and a low , wide , arched
entrance . Emphasis was on surface texture and the rhythm of the arches or
arcades .
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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