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E A PORTICO IS A FREESTANDING STRUCTURE WITH a roof supported by
columns . In the course of time the portico has been integrated into vernacular
design as a porch . Most vernacular versions of the portico are either one or two ...
E A PORTICO IS A FREESTANDING STRUCTURE WITH a roof supported by
columns . In the course of time the portico has been integrated into vernacular
design as a porch . Most vernacular versions of the portico are either one or two ...
Page 111
In trying to analyze the portico ' s relationship to the entire design , one needs to
consider the extent to which formal , classical vocabulary has been used , and
the proportional relationship of the portico structure to the rest of the façade .
In trying to analyze the portico ' s relationship to the entire design , one needs to
consider the extent to which formal , classical vocabulary has been used , and
the proportional relationship of the portico structure to the rest of the façade .
Page 255
Although the portico derives from historic architecture , the use of orders is not
extensive ; Tuscan seems the most popular . The portico is frequently tall enough
to obscure the roof and the main body of the church , but the side aisles of the ...
Although the portico derives from historic architecture , the use of orders is not
extensive ; Tuscan seems the most popular . The portico is frequently tall enough
to obscure the roof and the main body of the church , but the side aisles of the ...
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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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