American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 47
... color and texture , and they help determine whether the roof itself plays a mi- nor or major role in a design . The ... Color in roofing seems to center on two kinds of design choices : us- ing solid color either to cap the building or ...
... color and texture , and they help determine whether the roof itself plays a mi- nor or major role in a design . The ... Color in roofing seems to center on two kinds of design choices : us- ing solid color either to cap the building or ...
Page 170
... colors , but the hues are generally closely related . For ex- ample , two different kinds of brick color might be used on the same building , both of them basically red , while a third color - a brown or an ocher - may be used on the ...
... colors , but the hues are generally closely related . For ex- ample , two different kinds of brick color might be used on the same building , both of them basically red , while a third color - a brown or an ocher - may be used on the ...
Page 171
... res- onance among the colors ; in ver- nacular design , polychromy tends to rely on warm colors . HALF - TIMBER STICKWORK POLYCHROMY COLOR 2 COLOR 3 COLOR HERRINGBONE ZIGZAG ZZ DOVETAIL CHECKERWORK DIAMONDWORK GGGG FRET In using 171.
... res- onance among the colors ; in ver- nacular design , polychromy tends to rely on warm colors . HALF - TIMBER STICKWORK POLYCHROMY COLOR 2 COLOR 3 COLOR HERRINGBONE ZIGZAG ZZ DOVETAIL CHECKERWORK DIAMONDWORK GGGG FRET In using 171.
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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