Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 56
Fig 6. — Foundation Stone. FRAME-WORK AND FOUNDATION. 17 increase in number through the house, uprights come in the cor-ners of the rooms, against which the sliding-screens, or fusuma,abut. The passage of these uprights through the room to the … Fig. 7. — Section of Framing. roof above gives a solid constructive appearance to the house.When a house has a verandah, — and nearly every house possessesthis feature on one or more of its sides, — another row of up-rights starts in a line withthe outer edge of the ve-randah. Unless the ve-randah…
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