American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... light , so the proportion of window to wall increases dramatically in factories . Piers become more ob- vious on the ... light , and like the factory , the mill may expand window ar- rangements and / or add light through the roof ...
... light , so the proportion of window to wall increases dramatically in factories . Piers become more ob- vious on the ... light , and like the factory , the mill may expand window ar- rangements and / or add light through the roof ...
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... light as a whole . Transom windows are either fixed for light or operable for light and air . A fanlight is another overdoor or transom window , semi- elliptical or semicircular in shape , with radiating wood mun- tins or strips of lead ...
... light as a whole . Transom windows are either fixed for light or operable for light and air . A fanlight is another overdoor or transom window , semi- elliptical or semicircular in shape , with radiating wood mun- tins or strips of lead ...
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... lights have few divisions , so that large panes may admit as much light as possible . Other commer- cial types include wood sash and fixed windows . Sometimes these windows have wire mesh in the lights ; intended for safety and security ...
... lights have few divisions , so that large panes may admit as much light as possible . Other commer- cial types include wood sash and fixed windows . Sometimes these windows have wire mesh in the lights ; intended for safety and security ...
Contents
Cladding Materials | 9 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
Copyright | |
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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 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 PANEL AND GLASS pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch PORCH ROOF porte-cochere portico prairie projecting Queen Anne rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles side elevations sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone 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