The first booke of architecture, made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of geometrie. Translated out of Italian into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English.

Of Doores of Wood, and of Metall. The tenth Chapter.

AS I thinke, I haue sufficiently spoken of the Ornaments belonging to building of Stone, now I will speake of Doores that shut the houses: whether they be of Wood or Metall, I will set downe some Figures thereof: of the hookes I will say nothing, for all the world knowes them well enough: neuerthelesse, those that were vsed in ancient time, as you see them in the Fi∣gure A. were easilyer to be opened and shut, then those which are now vsed in all Countries, as in the Figure B. But whether these Doores are of Wood or Metall, their Ornaments shalbe made in such maner, that the fayrer the Ornaments of Stone are, the Ornament of the Gate also shall bee correspondent, that they may be one like the other; and to the contrary, if the Ornament bee slender, then you shall make the Doore of Wood or Metall thereafter, which is to be referred to the workeman: and to giue you a shew of such Ornaments, you shall here see fiue maners of Ornaments, which, for the most part, are taken out of Antiquities.

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Of the Frames of Doores

IF men make Doores, Gates, or Leaues (as we terme them) all of one piece, so that there needeth in that case ney∣ther wood nor yron vnto them, they make the hookes of the same piece or Mettal. But those that are made of wood, and then couered ouer with Copper of reasonable thickenes, which, if it bee of flat plates, you must fasten one vpon the o∣ther, and yet, although they be well ioyned & pind, or payled together, neuerthelesse, the nature of wood is such, that it will ••••••••ke or swell, as the time of the yeere is brie or moyst: if therefore you will make such a doore, that w••••l be co∣uer••d ouer with Copper, Yron, or any Mettal, you see the surest way here in the side, in the figures A. and B. for wood neu••r waxeth longer, but remayneth still in the same forme; which is referred to the workeman, to make them thicke or ••hinne, as hee will, according to the waight that they shall beare, and you may also fill the spaces of the same wood. And for that all the ancient doores or goings through, are commonly fourth••••are, onely those of gates of Tow••es, or tryumphant Arches, which are roost: neuerthelesse, in our dayes many do•••••• are made round aboue, peraduenture for more strength; and also, for that in some cases they become the houses well, whereof I haue shewed a figure, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that, in trueth, a man cannot conceaue all things: for many accidents happen to a workeman at such time when he is to deuise sou•• new worke.

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