I sat down by the entrance, alongside the doorpost of the gate, while my cogitations from foolishness were sorely gripped by fear.
Pasting the character upside-down on a door or doorpost thus translates into a wish for prosperity to descend upon a dwelling.
The current floors, staircases and doorposts can be traced back to this period as well.
Careful reconstruction of these gates demonstrates that the doorposts were tapered towards the top and the bands also reduced in size.
The entrance to the nave, with marble doorposts, was the entrance of the original building.
On the interior of the doorposts there are pictures showing the various works done during the different seasons of the year.
The massive timber doorposts remaining today indicate this.
The bronze bands covered both doors and the doorposts.
