Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 121
med. On seeing one of these roofs 82 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. one is remind ad of a thatched roof, which this style seemsevidently intended to imitate. The rich brown bark of thehi-no-ki tree is also used in a similar way; and a very compactand durable roof it appears to make. In… … Fig. 64. — Roof with Shingles partly laid. on very closely, and thus a thicker layer of shingles is secured (fig. 64, B). But little variety of treatment of the ridge is seen in ashingled roof. Two narrow weather-strips of wood nailed overthe ridge answer the purpose of a joint, as is customary…
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