There was of great difference on supply condition of wood between in the town and in the village and moreover in (case of) the villages in depends upon places where they are located. For example, at Imai-cho in Nara prefecture it was conjectured that the establisnment of order in the circulation of standard wood was already prevalent during the latter half of the 17th century. However, in case of Akiyama-go in the northern end of Nagano prefecture, people did not standerdize the parts of building wood, during the middle part of the 19th century, much less marketing. Here, in this treatise, by comparing the documents of these two districts (Saku and Ojiya districts) related to the farm houses, where we could get documents comparatively well, I want to make it clear that there was of great difference between them. At Saku district sawing timbers were prevalent 18th century hence, but at Ojiya district logs were still widespread at the end of Meiji period (1868/1912) and that sawing timbers were used in a small part (for example, as ground sille and pillars) and not widely used. Such being the case, at Ojiya district the standard of wood could not be seen even at the end of Meiji period. But on other hand, at Saku district, there shows sign of it to some extent in the begining of 19th century. As one of the elements that cause local colors and regional differences found in farm houses and as on of the conspicous characteristics. I think that the difference of supply condition of building materials participates in.
View full abstract