| The New World Dutch Barn: The Evolution, Forms, and Structure of a Disappearing Icon Contributor(s): Fitchen, John (Author), Huber, Gregory D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815606907 ISBN-13: 9780815606901 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2001 Annotation: Updates the highly acclaimed original edition with extensive new material that relates to the form, essence, and age of each Dutch barn as well as the evolution of the barn building era. Gregory D. Huber updates John Fitchen's The New World Dutch Barn with extensive new material. Added to Fitchen's descriptions of barn types, framing style, and exterior appearance is research information that relates to the form, fabric, and essence of each Dutch barn. Huber notes the secondary expressions seen in barns in various locations in both New York and New Jersey, the evolution of the barn building tradition, and why only one of the four major tie-beam types found in the Netherlands proliferates in America. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Architecture | Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation |
| Dewey: 690.892 |
| LCCN: 00046379 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 7.38" W x 10.33" (1.71 lbs) 262 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This architectural study updates John Fitchen's original with extensive new material. Added to Fitchen's descriptions of barn types, framing style and exterior appearance is research information that relates to the form, fabric and essence of each Dutch barn in the United States. |