Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 238
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 the ■fcteps are somewhat higher than our steps. These steps are inevery case permanently built into the structure of… … 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…
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