Note 4 — BOOK IX.[1]

[Pg 358][4] The paucity of terms in Latin for describing structural members, and the consequent repetition of "beam" (trabs), "timber" (tignum), "billet" (tigillum), "pole" (asser), with such modifications as small, large, and transverse, and with long explanatory clauses showing their location, renders the original very difficult to follow. We have, therefore, introduced such terms as "posts," "tie-beams," "sweeps," "levers," "rafters," "sills," "moulding," "braces," "cleats," "supports," etc., as the context demands.