American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... CONTINUOUS WALL STUDS FOUNDATION BALLOON FRAME Wood - frame construction has played a role in overall design , es- pecially light framing , which per- mitted the use of a wide variety of cladding materials . The light frame also ...
... CONTINUOUS WALL STUDS FOUNDATION BALLOON FRAME Wood - frame construction has played a role in overall design , es- pecially light framing , which per- mitted the use of a wide variety of cladding materials . The light frame also ...
Page 97
... CONTINUOUS SILL . Lintels and sills accent window treatments and punctuate fenestra- tion . The shape of a lintel may contrast with or reinforce the shape of a window , whereas sills have less range in shape . The material used in ...
... CONTINUOUS SILL . Lintels and sills accent window treatments and punctuate fenestra- tion . The shape of a lintel may contrast with or reinforce the shape of a window , whereas sills have less range in shape . The material used in ...
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... continuous pattern . Diamondwork is another zigzag pattern that establishes continuous dia- monds , either plain or with contrasting light and dark values . The dovetail pattern combines trapezoidal repeats in a series of interlocking ...
... continuous pattern . Diamondwork is another zigzag pattern that establishes continuous dia- monds , either plain or with contrasting light and dark values . The dovetail pattern combines trapezoidal repeats in a series of interlocking ...
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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