Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 307
en quite tall,usually built of boards, and supported on solid frames resting ona foundation of stone. In the country such fences are hardlymore than trellises of bamboo, and these of the lightest descrip-tion. Many of the fences are strictly ornamental, consistingeither of light trellises bounding… … Let us examine more in detail some of the principal Japanesetypes of fences. A simple board-fence consists, as with us, of anupper and lower cross-tie, to which the boards are nailed. A use-ful modification of the ordinary board-fence consists in having the upper and lower rails of thick— *-•■ ■•…
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