London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 484
ly the case. The addi-tion of a porch to a residence is both interesting and useful :first, as it breaks the monotony of the flat surface, by thedepth of shadow it produces ; and, secondly, as it screens thehall from the weather in all seasons, besides being an agreeableshelter while waiting for… … the genera] introduction of rich tracery in the barge-boards,the same composition as the internally constructed roof wascontinued over the framing outside, so as to form a protectionfrom the weather. It was at first merely a continuation of theroof, without any pretence to decoration; but, by…
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