The Ultimate Book of Historic Barns: History, Legend, Lore, Form, Function, Symbolism, Romance Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a beautiful book. I liked one I already had so much, I bought this one as a gift.

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The contemporary reawakening of interest in the historic folk buildings of North America has made us see old barns with new eyes, even as many of these simple, dignified structures vanish from the landscape.With spectacular full-color photographs, The Ultimate Book of Historic Barns is a fascinating pictorial essay into the history, geography, symbolism, ethnic roots, design and technology, and lore and legend of these vernacular buildings - - the focal point of the family farm when agriculture was a way of life for most people.

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The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns & Other Farm Structures Review

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(More customer reviews)While the book presents numerous types of agricultural buildings from all over the U.S., it doesn't go into any sort of detail about any of them, making it of limited reference use.

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A guide to features of the North American landscape that reflect the history of each region includes information about all types of barns and farm structures in the United States and Canada, and explains how their designs reflect their purposes. UP. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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