An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 652
m, whose whole length is 57 ft.,51 ft. clear between the walls. 14 iu. by 12 in. ; B, an mm king-post. 2 in. bouare j CC, Chap. III. CAIirENTllY. 631 qifen posts, 9 In. by 12; DDDD, struts, 9 in. by 7; E, straining beam, 10 in. by 7; F,Ktrainiiig piece, 6 in. by 7; GG, GG, principal rafters, 10 in.… … I 793. It possesses great merit, from the simplicity of its composition and the accommo-dation afforded in tlie middle s))ace for the carpenters and painters. By dividing the breadth.of the building into three parts, the roof was kept low, and the scantlings much reduced insize. The sjian is SO ft.…
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