An introduction to English church architecture : from the eleventh to the sixteenth century (1913)
Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London : H. Milford · leaf 321
rinci-pals as common rafters ; these composethe second truss : as a rule they areleft unmolded.^ These common raftersarc also attached at the foot to a foot-plate, while at the top they are attachedto the ridge beam. The backs bothof principal and common rafters weresometimes rebated, as at Pulham,… … J. B. C. Winchester Cathedral TIIC-HEAM ROOFS The one thoroughly effective way of preventing a roof from spreading is toemj)loy tie-beams. These have been in use from time immemorial, and still,constructionally, give the best form of open roof. Sometimes it was thoughtsufficient to lay the tie-beam…
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