Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 234
ons of the skin had much to do with the beautiful polish oftenattained. When a house possesses a genka, or hall, the steps, twoor three in number, are as broad as the hall, and generally thesteps are somewhat higher than our steps. These steps are hievery case permanently built into the structure… … Fig. 179. — Steps to Verandah. huge tree, or a massive plank. Other forms of steps may con-sist simply of two side-pieces, with the steps made of plank andmortised in (fig. 179); or a more compact structure may be madewith a very low hand-rail. These forms are all adjustable ;that is, they may be…
Architecture, Japanese
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