American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 120
... appear in numerous shapes , with a range of ornamental treatments . Classical shapes are common but so are generally abstracted and flattened forms as in the capital of the illustration . Paired columns have been used to add variety to ...
... appear in numerous shapes , with a range of ornamental treatments . Classical shapes are common but so are generally abstracted and flattened forms as in the capital of the illustration . Paired columns have been used to add variety to ...
Page 121
... appear as engaged elements . Their primary use in design is as freestanding supports for porch roofs . The co- lonnette is more adaptable : it can be made small enough to ornament a window or large enough to sup- port a small roof ...
... appear as engaged elements . Their primary use in design is as freestanding supports for porch roofs . The co- lonnette is more adaptable : it can be made small enough to ornament a window or large enough to sup- port a small roof ...
Page 148
... appear linked on the horizontal . On a building built on a narrow lot , this can help reduce the impression of narrowness . In most storefront designs , such things were done systematically to create a unified design that admitted light ...
... appear linked on the horizontal . On a building built on a narrow lot , this can help reduce the impression of narrowness . In most storefront designs , such things were done systematically to create a unified design that admitted light ...
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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 metal 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 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