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ROOFS : GABLE 3 THE GABLE ROOF TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE TRIangular
portion of the wall , the gable , that carries the pitched roof . The straight gable
roof has a gable at each end . Gable roofs may be altered to include secondary ...
ROOFS : GABLE 3 THE GABLE ROOF TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE TRIangular
portion of the wall , the gable , that carries the pitched roof . The straight gable
roof has a gable at each end . Gable roofs may be altered to include secondary ...
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An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. GABLES : PARTS THE
GABLE END OF A BUILDING IS THE TRIANGUlar portion of a building ' s end
wall with a sloping roof . Gables may be either of the same material as the rest of
the ...
An Illustrated Glossary Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings. GABLES : PARTS THE
GABLE END OF A BUILDING IS THE TRIANGUlar portion of a building ' s end
wall with a sloping roof . Gables may be either of the same material as the rest of
the ...
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The vertical bay — that portion between adjacent piers or columns on a large
building , or that portion of vertical organization characterized by first - and
second - story alignment – is one such major element . Depending upon the time
of ...
The vertical bay — that portion between adjacent piers or columns on a large
building , or that portion of vertical organization characterized by first - and
second - story alignment – is one such major element . Depending upon the time
of ...
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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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