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The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America
Robert F. Ensminger
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Description for The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America
Paperback. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular architectural history, and American studies, as well as to general readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
In his widely acclaimed The Pennsylvania Barn, Robert Ensminger provided the first comprehensive study of an important piece of American vernacular architecture-the forebay bank barn, better known as the Pennsylvania barn or the Pennsylvania German barn. Now, in this revised edition, Ensminger has continued his diligent fieldwork and archival research into the origins, evolution, and distribution in North America of this significant agricultural structure. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular ... Read more
In his widely acclaimed The Pennsylvania Barn, Robert Ensminger provided the first comprehensive study of an important piece of American vernacular architecture-the forebay bank barn, better known as the Pennsylvania barn or the Pennsylvania German barn. Now, in this revised edition, Ensminger has continued his diligent fieldwork and archival research into the origins, evolution, and distribution in North America of this significant agricultural structure. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801871344
SKU
V9780801871344
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About Robert F. Ensminger
Robert F. Ensminger is a professor of geography, emeritus, at Kutztown University.
Reviews for The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America
Reading the second edition of The Pennsylvania Barn is like sitting at the kitchen table with an old friend.
Stephen Gordon CRM: Journal of Heritage Stewardship 2005 The Pennsylvania Barn belongs on the shelf of all students of the vernacular landscape. It is hard to imagine that this monumental work will ever be displaced by a new interpretation.
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Stephen Gordon CRM: Journal of Heritage Stewardship 2005 The Pennsylvania Barn belongs on the shelf of all students of the vernacular landscape. It is hard to imagine that this monumental work will ever be displaced by a new interpretation.
... Read more