American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... BRACKETS. RIDGE BOARD TRUSS PITCH PURLIN GUTTER • FASCIA Roof details play minor roles in design . Roof structure is hidden , but the shapes it creates add char- acter ... BRACKET KNEE BRACE DENTILE Brackets are frequently a three- part 49.
... BRACKETS. RIDGE BOARD TRUSS PITCH PURLIN GUTTER • FASCIA Roof details play minor roles in design . Roof structure is hidden , but the shapes it creates add char- acter ... BRACKET KNEE BRACE DENTILE Brackets are frequently a three- part 49.
Page 50
... BRACKETS ARE composed of stickwork . They do not support other elements , but are used as decorative details for eaves and end walls . In masonry construction , brackets may be built into the wall and carry some kind of projection . The ...
... BRACKETS ARE composed of stickwork . They do not support other elements , but are used as decorative details for eaves and end walls . In masonry construction , brackets may be built into the wall and carry some kind of projection . The ...
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... BRACKET KNEE BRACE DENTILE Brackets are frequently a three- part configuration : a wall piece , a piece perpendicular to the wall , and a brace . All three pieces may be integrated to look like one unit , or the individual parts may ...
... BRACKET KNEE BRACE DENTILE Brackets are frequently a three- part configuration : a wall piece , a piece perpendicular to the wall , and a brace . All three pieces may be integrated to look like one unit , or the individual parts may ...
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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 FAÇADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood