Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 54
oo lathing is fixed, or by FRAME-WORK AND FOUNDATION. 15 longer strips of wood which pass through mortises in the uprightsand are firmly keyed or pinned into place (fig. 4). In largerhouses these uprights are held in position by a frame-work nearthe ground. There is no cellar or excavation beneath… … Fig. 5. — Pounding down Foundation Stones. been solidly pounded into the earth by means of a huge woodenmaul worked by a number of men (fig. 5). In this way the houseis perched upon these stones, with the floor elevated at least a footand a half or two feet above the ground. In some cases the…
Architecture, Japanese · Japan -- Social life and customs
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