American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... cornice is closed ; conversely , open rafters denote an open cornice . A fascia board is used primarily as a cover for the ends of the rafters . Gutters are attached to fascia . Friezes may be horizontal boards or bands of brick or ...
... cornice is closed ; conversely , open rafters denote an open cornice . A fascia board is used primarily as a cover for the ends of the rafters . Gutters are attached to fascia . Friezes may be horizontal boards or bands of brick or ...
Page 232
... CORNICE DETAILING , CORBELING , SINGLE COTTAG WINDOW ON GROUND LEVEL , DORMER ON ROOF TYPICAL FAÇADE FLAT - FRONT ... cornice , lintel , and sill lines — and the water table , if any - were opportunities for horizontal alignment . The ...
... CORNICE DETAILING , CORBELING , SINGLE COTTAG WINDOW ON GROUND LEVEL , DORMER ON ROOF TYPICAL FAÇADE FLAT - FRONT ... cornice , lintel , and sill lines — and the water table , if any - were opportunities for horizontal alignment . The ...
Page 245
... CORNICE MULTIPANE DISPLAY WINDOW RECESSED " BOOK ELABORATE TIN CORNICE STRING COURSE LARGE VOUS BOIR COLORED GLASS CORNICE :
... CORNICE MULTIPANE DISPLAY WINDOW RECESSED " BOOK ELABORATE TIN CORNICE STRING COURSE LARGE VOUS BOIR COLORED GLASS CORNICE :
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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