. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history; genealogy. 40 Otf THE OLDER FORMS OF house with the date 1662 was covered with pan tiles. In Bergen, the pan tile is commonly seen. Mr. Ipsen informs me that in Copenhagen the normal tile (imb.) is sometimes found on old churches, and is commonly known by the name of monk tile ; this name in- dicating that in Denmark, as in Germany, this form of tile was introduced by the monks from the South. JAVA. At Buitenzorg and other towns in the interior of Java a pan tile is seen. The tile is well made, very light and. Fig. 49. thin,
. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history; genealogy. 40 Otf THE OLDER FORMS OF house with the date 1662 was covered with pan tiles. In Bergen, the pan tile is commonly seen. Mr. Ipsen informs me that in Copenhagen the normal tile (imb.) is sometimes found on old churches, and is commonly known by the name of monk tile ; this name in- dicating that in Denmark, as in Germany, this form of tile was introduced by the monks from the South. JAVA. At Buitenzorg and other towns in the interior of Java a pan tile is seen. The tile is well made, very light and. Fig. 49. thin, and having a length and breadth respectively of 28 centimetres by 18 centimetres. The covering edge is flat, and not curving, as is usual. The upper edge of the tile has a nib which holds it to the battens fixed to bamboo rafters (fig. 49). I do not recall seeing an eaves tile with turned margins. There are many Chinese in Java, and their buildings present the type of the Southern Chinese. On these build- ings the normal tile (itnb.) probably occurs, but I made. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Essex Institute. 1n. Salem, Mass. , Essex Institute
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