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Page 55
Weathervanes do not build up form but rely for effect on a few clean lines and a
recognizable shape , sometimes charming or deliberately humorous . Their
placement is often tied less to design than to convenience and visual access from
the ...
Weathervanes do not build up form but rely for effect on a few clean lines and a
recognizable shape , sometimes charming or deliberately humorous . Their
placement is often tied less to design than to convenience and visual access from
the ...
Page 85
0 48 B B1 BBThe kind of asymmetrical placement illustrated has been especially
associated with the design of the cottage , where asymmetry is associated with
picturesque effects . A related device could be used in a bungalow , where the ...
0 48 B B1 BBThe kind of asymmetrical placement illustrated has been especially
associated with the design of the cottage , where asymmetry is associated with
picturesque effects . A related device could be used in a bungalow , where the ...
Page 190
The shutters were ornamental gestures toward the vernacular habit of using
shutters for picturesque effects . The whole question of effects is difficult to factor
out because of the eclectic use of Georgian , federal , and medieval details on ...
The shutters were ornamental gestures toward the vernacular habit of using
shutters for picturesque effects . The whole question of effects is difficult to factor
out because of the eclectic use of Georgian , federal , and medieval details on ...
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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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