American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... tion in vernacular , the orders play an important role . As part of an organizing system , they help to di- vide walls into bays or to propor- tion vertical elements on a facade . When columns carry an entabla- ture or a pediment , they ...
... tion in vernacular , the orders play an important role . As part of an organizing system , they help to di- vide walls into bays or to propor- tion vertical elements on a facade . When columns carry an entabla- ture or a pediment , they ...
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... Architecture since 1780. Cam- bridge , Mass .: M.I.T. Press , 1969 . Whiton , Sherrill . Elements of Interior Design and Decora- tion . Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott Co. , 1951 . FPT > $ 25.50 Vernacular architecture - that is , 261.
... Architecture since 1780. Cam- bridge , Mass .: M.I.T. Press , 1969 . Whiton , Sherrill . Elements of Interior Design and Decora- tion . Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott Co. , 1951 . FPT > $ 25.50 Vernacular architecture - that is , 261.
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... tion , details , ornamentation The second section of the book shows how these different architectural elements were combined to create vernacular building styles . Included are illustrations and analyses of : gabled cottages hipped ...
... tion , details , ornamentation The second section of the book shows how these different architectural elements were combined to create vernacular building styles . Included are illustrations and analyses of : gabled cottages hipped ...
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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