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E SHWn70 ) IN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE , COLUMNS , POSTS , and
piers have limited structural use but play a large role in ornamentation . The
column is traditionally circular in section and usually consists of a base , a shaft ,
and a ...
E SHWn70 ) IN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE , COLUMNS , POSTS , and
piers have limited structural use but play a large role in ornamentation . The
column is traditionally circular in section and usually consists of a base , a shaft ,
and a ...
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I COLUMNS BATTERED PIER TONIC COLUMN - COLUMN ( TH FLUTINO
BATTERED BRICK PEDESTAL 1 ERICK - STONE PEDESTAL SPANTH C . -
TAPERED COLUMN DORI PIER นเหH PAHUL Columns or piers on pedestals
most often ...
I COLUMNS BATTERED PIER TONIC COLUMN - COLUMN ( TH FLUTINO
BATTERED BRICK PEDESTAL 1 ERICK - STONE PEDESTAL SPANTH C . -
TAPERED COLUMN DORI PIER นเหH PAHUL Columns or piers on pedestals
most often ...
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COLUMNS 3 COLUMNS HAVE BEEN USED IN STYLES THAT REcall classical
or revival motifs , especially when some degree of formality is desired . A good
deal of Victorian design is visually “ busy , ” in that the surfaces have many parts ...
COLUMNS 3 COLUMNS HAVE BEEN USED IN STYLES THAT REcall classical
or revival motifs , especially when some degree of formality is desired . A good
deal of Victorian design is visually “ busy , ” in that the surfaces have many parts ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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