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WALLS : FALSE FRONT AND CANTED PILASTERS ARE ATTACHED
RECTANGULAR PIERS of shallow depth . Most. UIN 11 INI IDIUINNIINU IL
WITHUANIA T mot TI ! A false front provided another portion of wall that might be
ornamented ...
WALLS : FALSE FRONT AND CANTED PILASTERS ARE ATTACHED
RECTANGULAR PIERS of shallow depth . Most. UIN 11 INI IDIUINNIINU IL
WITHUANIA T mot TI ! A false front provided another portion of wall that might be
ornamented ...
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PILASTERS ARE ATTACHED RECTANGULAR PIERS of shallow depth . Most
pilasters have the same height and width as columns with similar bases and
capitals . An arcade is a series of arches supported by piers or pillars either
attached ...
PILASTERS ARE ATTACHED RECTANGULAR PIERS of shallow depth . Most
pilasters have the same height and width as columns with similar bases and
capitals . An arcade is a series of arches supported by piers or pillars either
attached ...
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PILASTERS Pilasters are ornamental in most vernacular design . They are used
with an order of architecture or as generic upright elements . In some twentieth -
century styles , terra cotta pilasters are laid on walls in strips , each of which is ...
PILASTERS Pilasters are ornamental in most vernacular design . They are used
with an order of architecture or as generic upright elements . In some twentieth -
century styles , terra cotta pilasters are laid on walls in strips , each of which is ...
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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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