American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 80
... glass in position has been called the sash . Such win- dows have been movable or fixed ; they may slide up or down ... glass cover the openings between rails and mun- tins , or between stiles and muntins , and are referred to as lights ...
... glass in position has been called the sash . Such win- dows have been movable or fixed ; they may slide up or down ... glass cover the openings between rails and mun- tins , or between stiles and muntins , and are referred to as lights ...
Page 90
... glass has been the vernacular equivalent of contem- porary hand - crafted stained glass . Square pieces of art glass were utilized on the borders of cottage windows , and smaller pieces were assembled to create naturalistic or geometric ...
... glass has been the vernacular equivalent of contem- porary hand - crafted stained glass . Square pieces of art glass were utilized on the borders of cottage windows , and smaller pieces were assembled to create naturalistic or geometric ...
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... glass , 90 , 91 , 98 , 182 , 185 , 196 , 213 , 233 , 246 band of , 82 , 84 , 85 , 203 , 225 , 249 bay , 88 , 89 , 156 , 181 , 183 , 188 , 189 , 195 , 196 , 199 , 201 , 202 , 207-9 , 212 , 213 , 217 , 219 , 220 , 223 , 224 , 228 , 229 ...
... glass , 90 , 91 , 98 , 182 , 185 , 196 , 213 , 233 , 246 band of , 82 , 84 , 85 , 203 , 225 , 249 bay , 88 , 89 , 156 , 181 , 183 , 188 , 189 , 195 , 196 , 199 , 201 , 202 , 207-9 , 212 , 213 , 217 , 219 , 220 , 223 , 224 , 228 , 229 ...
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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