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To arrive at an assessment of the extent to which any building has used the
vernacular vocabulary , one asks a series of questions . Starting with obvious
ones such as what kind of building it is , and what kind of structure , roof , and
cladding it ...
To arrive at an assessment of the extent to which any building has used the
vernacular vocabulary , one asks a series of questions . Starting with obvious
ones such as what kind of building it is , and what kind of structure , roof , and
cladding it ...
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They have been constructed from almost every kind of manufactured construction
material produced . These houses also reflect a wide range of socioeconomic
factors , both public and private tastes , and numerous responses to climatic ...
They have been constructed from almost every kind of manufactured construction
material produced . These houses also reflect a wide range of socioeconomic
factors , both public and private tastes , and numerous responses to climatic ...
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An elevation is a particular kind of geometrical drawing on a vertical plane ,
showing the external upright parts of a building . With time , the term came to refer
to the sides and back portions of a structure . A bay is the space or division of a
wall ...
An elevation is a particular kind of geometrical drawing on a vertical plane ,
showing the external upright parts of a building . With time , the term came to refer
to the sides and back portions of a structure . A bay is the space or division of a
wall ...
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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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