FIGURE 8

(a) A street in old Tunis, Tunisia. Note the steps for the house on the right are within the fina. Windows are above eye level, and the sabats. Photo taken by author in the mid-1970s. (b) A street in Amorgos town on the island of Amorgos, Greece. Note the steps to the houses on the right, the balconies on the upper level, and the upper level room projection are all within the fina space of the houses. Sketch by author after a photo in Greek Island Villages by Norman F. Carver Jr., 2001. (c) A street in Ostuni, Puglia region, Italy, near the Adriatic coast. Note the projecting lamp is high enough for traffic below it, and it is within the fina of the house. The sabat belongs to the house on the right. The arch, in the foreground, spanning the street is built to reinforce the stability of the walls implemented after agreement between owners of the houses across the street. Sketch by author after a photo in Italian Hilltowns by Norman F. Carver Jr., 1979. (d) A street in the village of Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz province, Spain. The Fina on both sides of the street is cleaned by the residents. Photo by Bernard Rudofsky, early 1960s.