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Creating the North American Landscape Ser.: Pennsylvania Barn : Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America by Robert F. Ensminger (1978, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801852528
ISBN-139780801852527
eBay Product ID (ePID)329628
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NamePennsylvania Barn : Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLandscape, Buildings / Residential, Agriculture / General
Publication Year1978
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArchitecture, Technology & Engineering
AuthorRobert F. Ensminger
SeriesCreating the North American Landscape Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"A comprehensive study that will be of interest to the general reader as well as scholars and students of the vernacular landscape... The book is profusely illustrated with good photographs, diagrams, and line drawings"-- Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, "Ensminger's volume may well rank as the best scholarly work to date on the study of a specific American barn type... This enthusiastic Pennsylvania scholar-farmer has produced an attractive and highly readable account of the Pennsylvania barn."--Steve C. Gordon, Material Culture, ''A comprehensive study that will be of interest to the general reader as well as scholars and students of the vernacular landscape...The book is profusely illustrated with good photographs, diagrams, and line drawings.''--'Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Geography' ''With the perspective of a master builder and farmer and the eye of an artist, Ensminger guides the reader through the historical development of Pennsylvania barns from their origin in medieval Europe to their present-day uses...All may be identified by studyingthe photographs generously scattered throughout the text.''--'Illinois Historical Journal' ''With this volume, Ensminger has drawn our attention to one of the most distinctive buildings in the American landscape, one which offers lessons not only pertinent to American agriculture and ethnic history, but one whose study reveals much about settlement processes. Every scholar concerned with material culture on whatever level will want to read and treasure this book.''--'Professional Geographer' ''Ensminger's volume may well rank as the best scholarly work to date on the study of a specific American barn type...This enthusiastic Pennsylvania scholar-farmer has produced an attractive and highly readable account of the Pennsylvania barn.''--Steve C. Gordon, 'Material Culture' ''[A] monumental study...This commendable book offers a fitting tribute to what is undoubtedly the greatest contribution of Pennsylvania Germans to the agricultural landscape.''--Clarke E. Hess, 'Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage', "With the perspective of a master builder and farmer and the eye of an artist, Ensminger guides the reader through the historical development of Pennsylvania barns from their origin in medieval Europe to their present-day uses... All may be identified by studying the photographs generously scattered throughout the text."-- llinois Historical Journal, "With this volume, Ensminger has drawn our attention to one of the most distinctive buildings in the American landscape, one which offers lessons not only pertinent to American agriculture and ethnic history, but one whose study reveals much about settlement processes. Every scholar concerned with material culture on whatever level will want to read and treasure this book."-- Professional Geographer, "[A] monumental study... This commendable book offers a fitting tribute to what is undoubtedly the greatest contribution of Pennsylvania Germans to the agricultural landscape."--Clarke E. Hess, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal728/.922/0973
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisIn The Pennsylvania Barn Robert Ensminger provides 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. He offers a detailed examination of the Swiss prototype and the evolution, distribution, and future of this agricultural structure in North America., In The Pennsylvania Barn Robert Ensminger provides 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. He offers a detailed examination of the Swiss prototype and the evolution, distribution, and future of this ......, "[A] monumental study... This commendable book offers a fitting tribute to what is undoubtedly the greatest contribution of Pennsylvania Germans to the agricultural landscape." -- Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage
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