Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 129
spe-cially for covering the ridge of thatched roofs (fig. 76, A).The true tile is also used for the same purpose (fig. 76, B). In this province the tiles are glazed, — the common tiles be-ing covered with a brown glaze, while the best tiles are glazedwith iron sand. In digging the foundations for a… … Fig. 77. — Stone Roof. In the province of Shimotsuke, and doubtless in adjacentprovinces, stone laira (fire-proof store-houses) are seen; and thesebuildings often have roofs of the same material. The stoneappears to be a light-gray volcanic tufa, and is easily wrought.The slabs of stone covering…
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