. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. there is no fireplace the cold inwinter must be rather hard to endure. The exterior of theloft is richly decorated with columns and carved framings onthe door, which occasionally shows some good ironwork. In the dwelling-house proper a narrow entrance corridorleads to a large room with raftered ceiling and an openfireplace in the middle of the room, whence the smokeascends through a hole in the ceiling above—hence the name Rogstue, or smoke-room. As thereare no windows the only light enteringthe room comes from the same ho
. International Studio an Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. there is no fireplace the cold inwinter must be rather hard to endure. The exterior of theloft is richly decorated with columns and carved framings onthe door, which occasionally shows some good ironwork. In the dwelling-house proper a narrow entrance corridorleads to a large room with raftered ceiling and an openfireplace in the middle of the room, whence the smokeascends through a hole in the ceiling above—hence the name Rogstue, or smoke-room. As thereare no windows the only light enteringthe room comes from the same holeor through the open doorway. Behindthis principal room there are two smallsleeping chambers with flat ceilings,the space between these and thesloping roof above being used fordrying wood and sometimes as asleeping place. Over the fireplace is awooden dragon-shaped beam for hang-ing the cooking pots. The entranceis very low pitched and considerablyabove the ground level, so that passingin and out offers some difficulty. Thisfeature is probably a relic of the olden. ROMANIC DOOR OF A STORE-HOUSE INHALLINGDAL (ABOUT A. D. IJCXJ) DRAWN BY WILLIAM PETERS Norwegian Peasant Architecture
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