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- Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage: Vernacular Arts - This page from the Memorial University of Newfoundland includes comment on vernacular houses with an expandable photograph of a house built ca.1900 in Placentia.
- Vernacular Architecture of the World - Great Buildings Online describes a range of buildings in regional styles, and some designed by architects in Neo-Vernacular styles.
- Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group - Researches and records the vernacular architecture of Yorkshire, organises conferences, dayschools and walkabouts, and publishes newsheets and an annual journal.
- International Vernacular Architecture Unit - This international centre within Oxford Brookes University hosts the Paul Oliver Vernacular Architecture Library. Lists publications, research expertise and current research projects.
- Ryedale Vernacular Building Materials Research Group - A multi-disciplinary research group for those with an interest in the vernacular buildings of Ryedale, North Yorkshire, and in particular the building stones and source quarries. Membership, research, meetings, and bibliography.
- Vernacular Housing in Inishowen - Stephen Roulston examines some of the house types found on this peninsula of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.
- RCAHM Vernacular Architecture - Outline of the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historic Monuments in Wales approach to the study of the traditional architecture of farmhouses, farm-buildings and cottages.
- Paul Oliver Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture - The world's first encyclopedia of the architecture of the people. Publication information.
- Vernacular Architecture Group - Studies traditional buildings in the British Isles and from around the World. Organises conferences and publishes a refereed journal.
- Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group - SVBWG provides a focus for people interested in the traditional buildings of Scotland. Illustrated description of its activities and events.
Wikipedia Articles
- African American Vernacular English - African American Vernacular English (AAVE) – also called African American English, Black English, Black Vernacular, Black English Vernacular (BEV) and Black Vernacular English (BVE) – is a variety (dialect, ethnolect and sociolect) of English, particularly American English; it is sometimes called Ebonics. Its pronunciation is in some respects common to Southern American English, which is spoken by many African Americans in the ...
- Vernacular literature - Vernacular literature is literature written in the vernacular - the speech of the "common people".
- Vernacular photography - Vernacular photography refers to the creation of photographs by amateur or unknown photographers who take everyday life and common things as subjects. Examples of vernacular photographs include travel and vacation photos, family snapshots, photos of friends, class portraits, identification photographs, and photobooth images.
- Vernacular architecture in Norway - Vernacular architecture in Norway covers about 4,000 years of archeological, literary, and preserved structures. Within the history of Norwegian architecture, vernacular traditions form a distinct and pervasive influence that persists to this day.
- Vernacular architecture - Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources to address local needs. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it exists.