Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 291
be greater than 8 inches, andthat only in inferior stairs. For grand staircases the rise is oftenmade only 51 or 6 inches, but to the average American this height isnearly if not quite as tiresome as an 8-inch rise. For ordinary usea rise of from 7 to i\ inches makes a very comfortable stair.… … Fig. ?86. * The terms rise and run are often used to designate the total rise or run of the stairsand not of the individual step, but, as thiy are much more useful terms when used as here de-fined, they will hereinafter be used with thes- meanings. INTERIOR FINISH—STAIRS. 289 greater should be the…
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