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Barn: Preservation and Adaptation, The Evolution of a Vernacular Icon
Elric Endersby
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Description for Barn: Preservation and Adaptation, The Evolution of a Vernacular Icon
Hardcover. A brand new, revised, expanded and updated edition of the seminal 2003 book Barns Num Pages: 272 pages, 200 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 244 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1840.
This richly photographed volume is a celebration of what is, at once, an ancient symbol of shelter and harvest and, as well, a quintessential American architectural form. Widely revered yet steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an expression of pastoral romance, honest effort, painstaking craftsmanship, and tradition - a tradition that we are in danger of losing. Barn: Rescue and Adaptation, Revised and Expanded is a magnificent, abundantly illustrated volume that examines the remarkable story a true architectural icons. In this authoritative exploration, the authors, both practitioners of barn restoration and historic-barn moving, offer a tribute and ... Read more
This richly photographed volume is a celebration of what is, at once, an ancient symbol of shelter and harvest and, as well, a quintessential American architectural form. Widely revered yet steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an expression of pastoral romance, honest effort, painstaking craftsmanship, and tradition - a tradition that we are in danger of losing. Barn: Rescue and Adaptation, Revised and Expanded is a magnificent, abundantly illustrated volume that examines the remarkable story a true architectural icons. In this authoritative exploration, the authors, both practitioners of barn restoration and historic-barn moving, offer a tribute and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rizzoli
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847842896
SKU
V9780847842896
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Ref
99-15
About Elric Endersby
Elric Endersby and Alexander Greenwood are principals of The New Jersey Barn Company and coauthors, along with David Larkin, of Barn: The Art of a Working Building. David Larkin is a book designer, editor, and art director whose work includes The Essential Book of Shaker, Frank Lloyd Wright: The Masterworks, and Frederick Law Olmsted, among other books.
Reviews for Barn: Preservation and Adaptation, The Evolution of a Vernacular Icon
"...beautiful photographs of barns that have been re-imagined as homes, retail or other commercial spaces, mussums and rustic retreats." -Houston Chronicle