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erties of the products and the design schemes that result from the fusion of
elements . This aspect of the vernacular is seen as a ground for the figures
known as “ experience and meaning . " Industrial vernacular design was effected
by the ...
erties of the products and the design schemes that result from the fusion of
elements . This aspect of the vernacular is seen as a ground for the figures
known as “ experience and meaning . " Industrial vernacular design was effected
by the ...
Page xv
Elements were manufactured at different sites and assembled by a carpenter or
by the owner . ... produced houses , we found that the elements of design and the
building types had been included in the examples given in the handbook .
Elements were manufactured at different sites and assembled by a carpenter or
by the owner . ... produced houses , we found that the elements of design and the
building types had been included in the examples given in the handbook .
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Through the glossary , through the discussions of the implications for design of
manufactured elements , and through the classification of design types , we hope
to make a contribution to the developing literature on American architecture and ...
Through the glossary , through the discussions of the implications for design of
manufactured elements , and through the classification of design types , we hope
to make a contribution to the developing literature on American architecture and ...
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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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