Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 172
t look as well as when vertical. In classical buildings, the cornice, with the exception of the crownmould, is always carried across the end of the building, and theraking cornice finishes on top of it. In Colonial work, and particu-larly on buildings with a gambrel roof, the cornice was often… … \^M Fig. 149. that shown at A, but the method shown at B is more often adoptedon wooden buildings. The top of the return should be set on abevel and covered with metal. The gable finish when boxed is supported by spiking look-outs, 2 or 3 feet apart to the wall, and nailing a plank to theirouter…
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