Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000010037395 | CP 4011 | Computer File Accompanies Open Access Book | Compact Disc Accompanies Open Access Book | Searching... |
Searching... | 30000010037542 | CP 4011 | Computer File Accompanies Open Access Book | Compact Disc Accompanies Open Access Book | Searching... |
Searching... | 30000010062863 | CP 4011 | Computer File Accompanies Open Access Book | Compact Disc Accompanies Open Access Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
"Barns" presents a broad, fresh, and newly informed visual analysis of one of America's fundamental building types. Drawn from the vast holdings of the Library of Congress, 1,000 illustrations provide a tour of barns across the United States, from New England to the Great Lakes, the South, the Midwest, and the Far West. Includes CD-ROM.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
An architect paid this reviewer decades ago to travel through parts of the Midwest photographing and documenting "painted barns"; he would have been very pleased with Vlach's latest publication, Barns. It is the first (one hopes of many) in the "Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebook Series." Vlach (George Washington Univ.) presents a captivating visual perspective on American history through one of its cultural and architectural landmarks. Tapping into the holdings of the Library of Congress, the book contains more than 800 illustrations. The book offers a treasury of fabulous photographs as well as plans and elevations, with captions that furnish relevant information about each building. The accompanying CD-ROM contains high-quality, downloadable versions of all the illustrations, including a direct link to the Library's online searchable catalogs and image files, which comprise the hundreds of thousands of high-resolution photographs, measured drawings, and data files in the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and other collections. Being a comprehensive and unique visual resource, Barns will be invaluable to students, educators, researchers, historians, and lovers of barns. ^BSumming Up: Essential. All levels. R. P. Meden Marymount University
