Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 68
s. They aregenerally two storiesin height, with wallseighteen inches totwo feet or more inthickness, composedof mud plastered on to a frame-work of great strength and solidity. The beams areclosely notched, and bound with a coarse-fibred rope; and smallbamboos are closely secured to the beams.… … Fig. 25. — Akeangement op Square Tiles on Side ofHouse. 34 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. to be applied. As a preliminary to this work a huge and amplestaging is erected to completely envelop the building. The staging,indeed, forms a huge cage, and upon this straw mattings are hungso that…
Architecture, Japanese
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