"Alain" <ele### [at] netscapenet> schreef in bericht 
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> It was very dependent of where the house was built. In France, for 
> example, peasants where only alowed to cut and harvest wood that was "as 
> whide as a child's wrist", so, they built with stone and mortar, and very 
> little wood.
>

Absolutely true. It was often dictated too by how how common a building 
material was. In a wood starved area, one would build in stone of course (or 
whatever common material available)

Thomas
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