TY  - BOOK
N2  - Massive structures created with the use of native materials, and by the simplest yet most practical methods, the barn is a beautiful and powerful form. As a place of shelter, of work, and of life, the barn is an essential and esteemed form in ancient and modern architecture both in Europe and America, and a favorite dwelling for people today. The origins of the barn, its uniqueness and importance as a structure, along with the techniques and tools necessary in raising a barn are examined here. From medieval European barns to nineteenth-century Pennsylvania Dutch barns to the most modern timber framed structures, the barn has become not only a practical work place, but a place to restore, preserve, and live in as well.
AB  - Massive structures created with the use of native materials, and by the simplest yet most practical methods, the barn is a beautiful and powerful form. As a place of shelter, of work, and of life, the barn is an essential and esteemed form in ancient and modern architecture both in Europe and America, and a favorite dwelling for people today. The origins of the barn, its uniqueness and importance as a structure, along with the techniques and tools necessary in raising a barn are examined here. From medieval European barns to nineteenth-century Pennsylvania Dutch barns to the most modern timber framed structures, the barn has become not only a practical work place, but a place to restore, preserve, and live in as well.
T1  - The essential book of barns :discovering the design, function, and form /
DA  - 1995.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Larkin, David,
CN  - NA8230
CN  - NA8230
PB  - Universe Pub.,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 1995.
ID  - 434416
KW  - Barns.
KW  - Barns
KW  - Barns
SN  - 0789300087
SN  - 9780789300089
TI  - The essential book of barns :discovering the design, function, and form /
ER  -