American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 21
... solid , of one piece , which makes the fenestration an important design element , in that it relieves and punctuates the walls . Horizontal divisions are possible with clapboards by vary- ing the width of the boards on se- lected ...
... solid , of one piece , which makes the fenestration an important design element , in that it relieves and punctuates the walls . Horizontal divisions are possible with clapboards by vary- ing the width of the boards on se- lected ...
Page 54
... 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 between them . ROOFS : ORNAMENT TOWERS , STEEPLES , TURRETS A TOWER 54.
... 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 between them . ROOFS : ORNAMENT TOWERS , STEEPLES , TURRETS A TOWER 54.
Page 118
... solid ; many support walls or carry horizontal elements or arches . Piers may be stacked one upon another to concen- trate the load of the roof and to support internal floors . In vernacular architecture , columns and piers are often ...
... solid ; many support walls or carry horizontal elements or arches . Piers may be stacked one upon another to concen- trate the load of the roof and to support internal floors . In vernacular architecture , columns and piers are often ...
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 FAĆADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood