Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings (Library of New England)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (894 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874517710 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 223 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From English barns to bank barns, from ice houses to outhouses, these irreplaceable assets, Visser writes, “linger as vulnerable survivors of the past. Thomas Durant Visser’s field guide to the barns, silos, sugar houses, granaries, tobacco barns, and potato houses of New England is an attempt to document not just their structure but their traditions and innovations before the surviving architectural evidence of this rich rural heritage is lost forever.A recognized authority on historic barn preservation, Visser has combed the six-state region for representative barns and outbuildings, and 200 of his photographs are reproduced here. The text, which includes accounts from 18th– and 19th–century observers, describes key architectural characteristics, historic uses, and geographic distribution as well as specific features like timbers and frames, sheathings, doors, and cupolas. The quintessential New England barn–photogenic, full of character, and framed by flaming autumn foliage–is an endangered species. Of some 30,000 barns in Vermont alone, nearly a thousand a year a
“This is a book one can read for pleasure as well as for instruction.The hundreds of small illustrations are almost uniformly good, and some of them are very beautiful.” (Noel Perrin)
The standard for barns This is the definitive book on barns. The author has thoroughly researched and documented use, construction, types and all other key aspects of the New England Barn. Outlined with clear detail, Dr. Visser takes explains use of the barns, how to understand all types of barns and the evolution of the barn. Easy to read, good pictures, the book allows you to understand and date the New England barn. Scholarly book, not just a picture book. I can't re. Five Stars Great book.. "Five Stars" according to romulus. arrived in fine shape. thank you.
THOMAS DURANT VISSER is an Associate Professor and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Vermont and is the author of the forthcoming Porches of North America (UPNE, April 2012).