Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 304
be built up in the sameway as the Corinthian column shown in Fig. 285. Angle posts shouldbe extended below the outside string and should have an ornamentaldrop at the bottom. In principal staircases the architect should provide for a half postwhere the rail terminates against a wall, as otherwise… … A3%x3%. B 394x3%. C3^x4. D2MX3M. taste than of construction and may be designed to conform to theinterior finish. As a rule, however, the section of the rail shouldcontain at least 9 square inches, s^x3h inches being a very good size.Several good sections are shown in Fig. 310, the scale being…
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