Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 357
-rail will be described later. Stairs formed with treads each of equal width at both ends, arenamed straight flights; but stairs having treads wider at one end thanthe other are known by various names, as winding stairs, dog-leggedstairs, circular stairs, or elliptical stairs. A tread with parallel… … The elevation and plan of the stair shown in Fig. 34 may becalled a dog-legged stair with three winders and six flyers. The flyers,however, may be extended to any number. The housed strings toreceive the winders are shown. These strings show exactly the mannerof construction. The shorter string, in…
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