Doors and Doorways 



A sash door is one which is glazed in the upper portion; it may or may 

 not be a sliding sash. 



A "jib" or "concealed door" is made flat with the wall, has no architrave 

 and is intended to be 

 unnoticed. It is used HBRj 



when it is necessary 

 to preserve the sym- 

 metry of the room, 

 as in a closet or 



in a 



other unimportant 

 doors. These doors 

 are hung on pivots 

 instead of hinges in 

 the manner of some 

 of the early cabinets. 

 They are now little 

 used, as their chief 

 auxiliaries, the secret 

 passage and stair- 

 case, are things of the 

 past. 



The "swing 

 door" is hung with 

 double-action hinges, 

 and, having no strik- 

 ing piece, swings 

 freely both ways. 

 Instead of the double 

 action hinges a strip 

 the width of the door 

 and a couple of 

 inches wide can be 

 hung to the door 

 frame in the ordinary 

 way. The door in 

 turn is hung to this 

 strip, with the hinges 

 on the opposite side 

 from the first set. To 

 this is added a coil 

 spring for each set of 

 hinges, in order that the door rriay remain shut when not in use. In the private 

 house the swing door is commonly used as a means of communication between 

 the kitchen and dining room; in this case the upper part should be glazed, so 

 that the approach of persons can be readily detected from the other side. 

 Ground or stained glass may be used, but it is advisable to have a certain amount 



Courtyard entrance to Royal House. This example is interesting from the point of its 

 strong simplicity 



