American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... ornament for masonry buildings . In de- sign a battlement consists of alternate solid and open sec- tions . In many vernacular buildings the battlement may be only symbolic - that is , there are a few solid portions with wide openings ...
... ornament for masonry buildings . In de- sign a battlement consists of alternate solid and open sec- tions . In many vernacular buildings the battlement may be only symbolic - that is , there are a few solid portions with wide openings ...
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... ornament - a molding - has continuous wavelike forms used in a frieze or a band . The rinceau pattern is set in low relief and consists of a strip of vine , leaf , fruit , or flowers ... ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN.
... ornament - a molding - has continuous wavelike forms used in a frieze or a band . The rinceau pattern is set in low relief and consists of a strip of vine , leaf , fruit , or flowers ... ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN.
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN ORNAMENTAL PANEL ,. HERRINGBONE ZIGZAG CHECKERWORK DIAMONDWORK AVA GGGG DOVETAIL FRET In using ornamental motifs in design ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. ORNAMENT : MOTIFS ORNAMENT : MOTIFS A CARTOUCHE IS AN ORNAMENTAL PANEL ,. HERRINGBONE ZIGZAG CHECKERWORK DIAMONDWORK AVA GGGG DOVETAIL FRET In using ornamental motifs in design ...
Contents
Cladding Materials | 9 |
Roofs | 36 |
Towers Steeples Turrets | 56 |
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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