Worthen, William Ezra, 1819-1897, [from old catalog] ed · New York, Appleton · leaf 600
FtG. 1414. ings, le rail is framed into the newel. At the bottom the rail is curved to thehorizontal, when it comes into or upon top of the newel. Balusters are of great variety—usually turned forms—attached to the treads ARCHITECTURAL COXSTRUCTION. by dovetails, covered with the returned nosing,… … lailK-^:^^^^^^^ Fig. 141.5. Fig. 1416. is set in a bracket from the face of the string, as in Fig. 1415; or the balustersmay be cast with the bracket. Fig. 1414 is the side elevation of a stairs with wronght-iron string and rail.The string is made of wrought-iron knees, wielded together…
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