American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... PILASTERS ARCADE ( OPEN ) 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 ...
... PILASTERS ARCADE ( OPEN ) 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 ...
Page 166
... pilasters or other raised elements to break the continuity of the surface . Strips of metal , espe- cially chromed metal , are also used on paneled walls to or- ganize the elevations into rectangular units and to add con- trasting color ...
... pilasters or other raised elements to break the continuity of the surface . Strips of metal , espe- cially chromed metal , are also used on paneled walls to or- ganize the elevations into rectangular units and to add con- trasting color ...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. SKER BROT 1882 WALLS : ORNAMENTATION PILASTERS < WALLS ... PILASTER STEPPED GABLE CLOCK FRET MOTIF ETCHED IN GLASS BRICK PANEL . ( WITH DIAMOND WORK ) SKINTLED BRICKWORK 167.
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. SKER BROT 1882 WALLS : ORNAMENTATION PILASTERS < WALLS ... PILASTER STEPPED GABLE CLOCK FRET MOTIF ETCHED IN GLASS BRICK PANEL . ( WITH DIAMOND WORK ) SKINTLED BRICKWORK 167.
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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