Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions question from a beginner

Hello,
Can you explain point No. 2 a bit more? Must a frame, in general, include a sill plate or be anchored - which is what I assume you mean - to a foundation? I am thinking, for one thing, of Japanese frames standing on stones, or the framing members of the Dutch barns I know of standing on short masonry pillars or footings.

Don Wagstaff