Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 133
e of the ridge (fig. 80). The tiles appear to be bedded ina layer of clay ormud and choppedstraw, which is firstpiled on to thethatched ridge. Insome cases a largebamboo holds thelower row of tiles in Fig. 81place (fig. 81). What other means there are of holding the tiles I did not learn.They must… … /y/s ■ Tiled Ridge of Thatched Roof in Musashi. THATCHED ROOFS. 95 is first covered with a layer of small bamboos; then narrowbands of bamboo or bark are bent over the ridge at shortintervals, and these are kept in place by long bamboo-stripsor entire bamboos, which run at intervals parallel to the…
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