Putnam, J. Pickering (John Pickering), 1847-1917 · Boston, Ticknor and Co. · leaf 56
r a single curved timber. In this example the entire thick-ness of the wall is used, the back of the fireplace being on a line with theoutside of the wall, so that the masonry of the chimney shows inprojection on the exterior. The hood is elliptical and resolves itself, asit ascends, into a… … Fig. 17. Hooded Mediaeval Fireplace of the Thirteenth Century. The low windows near the fireplace enabled the occupants to see whatwas going on in the street, while they sat by the fire. Fig. 19 represents the old fireplace in Roslin Castle, of colossal dimen-sions and extreme simplicity of design.…
Fireplaces
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