Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c13.8

c13.8

The doors, single or double, were exceedingly massive adze-hewn planks, turning on two dowels forming part of the door itself and fitting into the frame above and below. Windows were provided with similar but smaller shutters, or fitted with bars of wood or iron; glass windows and hinged doors were not in use. Doors and windows were fastened by a variety of ingenious and elegant bolts, the doors sometimes also by a lock and key.