. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. as to emiiiace every part ofthe jjlan, and not liable to be separated by the weight and thrust of tiie roof. 1is atrussed timber partition, to discharge the weight of the roof over a salon below. 2057. Q. is the upjier part of the front, and 11 a ])edinunt, over the small break, whoseheight gives that of the blank pedestal or parapet S. Sujjpose T to represent one half oftiie roof coming to a point or ridge, so as to si)an the whole at once, which,
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. as to emiiiace every part ofthe jjlan, and not liable to be separated by the weight and thrust of tiie roof. 1is atrussed timber partition, to discharge the weight of the roof over a salon below. 2057. Q. is the upjier part of the front, and 11 a ])edinunt, over the small break, whoseheight gives that of the blank pedestal or parapet S. Sujjpose T to represent one half oftiie roof coming to a point or ridge, so as to si)an the whole at once, which, as Pricetruly observes, was tlie good old way, as we are shown by Serlio, Palladio, &c., orsuppose the ro.)f to be as the other side U shows it, so as to have a flat or sky-light over thelobby F, its balustrade being W; or we may suppose X to represent the roof as spanning thewhole at three times. If X be used, the valley and hip should be framed as at Y ; if as T,the principal rafters must be framed as at Z, in order to bring part of the weight of the roofand covering on the partition walls. The remainder needs not further 640 THEORY OF ARCIiriECIlKE. Ik-OK IL
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