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CLADDING MATERIALS : METAL AND GLASS PORCELAIN ENAMELED
PANELS THAT ADHERE TO metal by fusion became a commercial cladding in
the 1920s . Used originally as a paneling for interiors , they became an exterior
material ...
CLADDING MATERIALS : METAL AND GLASS PORCELAIN ENAMELED
PANELS THAT ADHERE TO metal by fusion became a commercial cladding in
the 1920s . Used originally as a paneling for interiors , they became an exterior
material ...
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Slate and shingle roofs may use several patterns in orderly sequences . A metal
roof is particularly monolithic ; it binds the roof into a single form with color ,
reflected light , and seam patterns as ornamental effects . Most roofing materials
are ...
Slate and shingle roofs may use several patterns in orderly sequences . A metal
roof is particularly monolithic ; it binds the roof into a single form with color ,
reflected light , and seam patterns as ornamental effects . Most roofing materials
are ...
Page 128
... clean , finished surface . Most of these systems use metal doors and metal
mullions to divide window glass into large panes . ENTRANCES : COMMERCIAL
O ENTRANCES TO VERNACULAR PUBLIC BUILDINGS are larger than
entrances.
... clean , finished surface . Most of these systems use metal doors and metal
mullions to divide window glass into large panes . ENTRANCES : COMMERCIAL
O ENTRANCES TO VERNACULAR PUBLIC BUILDINGS are larger than
entrances.
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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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