Tile hanging

Japanese: tile hanging(英語表記)tilehanging
Tile hanging


[Tile Hanging]
In areas where the wooden tiles mentioned above were used, especially in areas such as coasts where there were strong horizontal winds and rain, wooden tiles were also laid on the walls to create a weather-resistant wall finish. Tile hanging is the replacement of this with fired tiles. In the eastern United States in the second half of the 19th century, it became popular to cover the entire wall and roof with cedar shingles (wooden tiles), and this construction style is called the shingle style.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "tile hanging" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[タイル・ハンギング]
 上記の木瓦を用いていた地域で,ことに海岸など,横なぐりの風雨が激しいところでは,木瓦を壁面にも張って,耐候性の高い壁面仕上げとした。これを焼成タイルに置き換えたのがタイル・ハンギングtile hangingである。19世紀後半のアメリカ合衆国東部では,壁面から屋根まで,すべて杉材のシングル(木瓦)で葺き上げてしまうことが流行し,この構法による様式をシングル・スタイルshingle styleと呼ぶ。…

※「tile hanging」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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