American Barns : a pictorial history / Jill Caravan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caravan, Jill.

Contributor:

Courage Books (Firm), publisher.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barns--United States--Pictorial works.

Barns.

Barns--United States--History.

United States.

Genre:

Nonfiction.

illustrated books.

Illustrated works

History

Illustrated works.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

80 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 34 cm

Distribution:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : [Published by] Courage Books, 1995.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter One. Basic Styles. Origins; New World Ingenuity; Early Outbuildings; Haylofts and Silos

Chapter Two. Form and Function. Building for Winter; Connected Barns; Barn Prototypes; Tobacco Barns; Horse Barns

Chapter Three. Customs and Traditions. Painted Barns; Amish Barn Raisings; Shaker Ideology; Cupolas; The Victorian Aesthetic

Chapter Four. Evolution. Gables and Gambrels; Way Out West; Barns Today.

Notes:

"This book was designed and produced by Todtri Productions Limited, P.O. Box 20058, New York, NY 10023-1482"--Title page verso.

"Producer: Robert M. Tod. Book Designer: Mark Weinberg. Photo Editor: Edward Douglas. Editors: Mary Forsell, Don Kennison. Production Coordinator: Heather Weigel. DTP Associate: Jackie Skroczky. Typesetting: Mark Weinberg Design, NYC"--Title page verso.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

ISBN:

1561384712

9781561384716

OCLC:

32905195