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THE BOOK OF THE LANDED ESTATE. 



Fio. 99. 



latch e is jointed to a stud in the edge of the sash ; a simple iron pin or 

 stud is also fixed in the wooden frame at s, and the notches of the latch 



being made to fall upon this stud at any 

 required distance, the requisite degree 

 of opening is secured ; and when the 

 sash is again closed, the latch falls down 

 parallel with, and close to, the sash. To 

 secure the sashes when shut, the T bolt 

 /, in the middle of the meeting bars, has 

 only to be turned a quarter round, and 

 the movable sash is held fast in close 

 contact with the other. Fig. 97 repre- 

 sents the windows as finished with sim- 

 ple dressings namely, plain deal shut- 

 ters, facings, and sole which, at a small 

 expense, would give an air of neatness 

 and comfort to the apartment, and pro- 

 mote a corresponding taste in the other 

 parts of the cottage. Though the di- 

 mensions of the window here stated 

 may be conceived sufficient for light- 

 ing an apartment of ordinary size, they 

 can, nevertheless, be varied to suit every 

 purpose. This may be done either by 

 employing two such windows as above 

 described, with a mullion of wood or 

 of stone between them, or the single 

 window may be enlarged by one or 

 two squares in width, or in height, or 

 in both directions." 

 A good sash-window for cottages is made in the same form as the one 

 described, but the upper half moves up and down with weights and 

 rope. The lower half is also useful when made to open, but the most 

 important point for ventilation is to have the upper half to open. 



Where windows project out from the roof of a building, they are 

 termed "dormer" and "storm" windows. 



Stable windows should be made to open at the top, either with weights 

 to slide up and down, or by having it to swing upon two pivots in the 

 centre. The lower half should also be glazed. Many architects recom- 

 mend having the lower half of the stable window boarded or filled in 

 with sheet-iron. In this case it is not a window at all ; the upper half 

 only can be called the window proper. The lower half should be made 



