A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 361
of STAIR not always have when opeiung only on thegeneral jiassages and main stairway. In its modern construction, the stair of com-mon u.sage in Great Britain and the UnitedStates has become less an integnd i)art of thegeneral construction, and more of a sejiaratepiece of light framing set up after… … Staircase at Pi-rigueux (Dordogne) : NEOCLA.ssir or 17th Centcry, with Local Pkccliakities OK Detail. space,—-much is to be said in favour of the spiralstair, — or some modification of a turning stair,— when not too restricted in its dimensions. Thisagain was an early feature retained until…
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