Ebook: Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings

A generously illustrated handbook for identifying and understanding structures that symbolize the region's unique cultural and historical landscape.;Title Page; Contents; Preface to Ebook Edition; Preface; 1 | Discovering the History of Farm Buildings; Design Traditions, Fashions, and Innovations; Timber Frames; Hand-Hewn Timbers; Scribe Rule and Square Rule; Balloon Frames; Nails; Saw Marks; Wall Sheathings; Barn Doors; Windows; Foundations and Basements; Cupolas and Ventilators; Barns Model; Diversification and Specialization; 2 | Barns; English Barns; Acadian Barns; Extended English Barns; Side-Hill English Barns; Field Barns and Hay Barns; Reconfigured English Barns; Gable-Front Barns; Gable-Front Bank Barns; High-Drive Bank Barns