Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 218
Fig. 131. Usually sorting the brick into light and dark shades, or varyingthe color,of the mortar in which the pattern is laid, will be sufficientfor any surface decoration, the best success in this class of decora-tion being obtained by using comparatively simple designs and quietcontrasts of… … Fig. 132. If different colors are used the greatest care must be exercised intheir selection, and even with care and thought it is not granted toall architects to use color nicely. One of the best opportunities for the use of color lies in the direc-tion of pattern work for frieze and band courses.…
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