Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 446
al requisite is, of course, strength ; and this is alwaysobservable in the large size of the timbers, and the ingeniousmanner in which they are joined, so as to support and relieveeach other, when any of them are severely tried. The roof isalways very flat, generally meeting at an angle of 155°,… … 28 THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE. prevent the windows from being thoroughly clogged up withsnow. That this projection may not be crushed down by theenormous weight of snow which it must sometimes sustain, itis assisted by strong wooden supports (seen in Figs. 4 and 5),
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