A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 403
Fig. 50. 140. The g:aiTil>Tel roof is shown in Fig. 51; theterm gainbrcl signifies a bend, or crook, and in this case 72 CARPENTRY. … Fig. 51. emphasizes the break in the continuity of the roof plane. The ends of this roof arealways of the gable form,as shown at abcde^ butthe slope from the ridgeto the eaves is broken,the upper part c dc beingsomewhat flat, and thelower parts cb and ea de-cidedly steep. This form had its originin…
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