The Parthenon; an essay on the mode by which light was introduced into Greek and Roman temples (1883)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 76
d a king post, whichwas inserted between the lateral rafters, and so served to secure their junction, andit supported the tie-beam itself by a fashion-piece of corresponding thickness to thelateral rafters. Two struts seem to have been necessary in addition to these partsto steady the lateral… … 27.—Diagram explanatory op the Mode in which the primitive Roofs op Greek Temples were formed. they were to be employed. The whole were fastened together by wooden tre-nails, which were the best possible means of effecting that purpose. These wereprobably driven in tight, as is now the fashion in…
Parthenon (Athens, Greece) · Temples · Lighting
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